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8th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition

Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland 18-20 July 2016

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Hypothetical case

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Official results

The official language of the 2016 Moot was English.

Preliminary/memorial rounds

The top 3 universities from the preliminary rounds are:

 1

Kenya

Strathmore University

94.00

2

USA

Yale Law School

90.00

3

China

Renmin University School of Law

85.50

Pre-final rounds

Best Teams in the Pre-final Rounds:
The top 5 universities from the pre-final rounds are:

5

Argentina

University of Buenos Aires

83.38

4

Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe University

84.77

3

Kenya

Strathmore University

85.10

2

Kenya

Moi University

85.92

1

USA

Patrick Henry College

 88.25


Best Oralists in the Pre-Final Rounds
Students are scored individually for their oral presentations in the preliminary rounds. The best oralist is the student with the highest individual score in the preliminary rounds.

3

Kenya, Moi University

Mr Stephen Adier

(86.92%)

2

USA, Patrick Henry College

Ms Heleina Hirsch

(87.50%)

1

USA, Patrick Henry College

Mr William Bock

(89.00%)

Final round

Runners-up

RESPONDENT ā€“ Moi University, Kenya

Mr Alphacxid Nyorsok
Mr Stephen Adier

Winners

APPLICANT ā€“ Patrick Henry College, USA

Ms Helaina Hirsch
Mr William Bock

Speakers

  • H.E Mr Ramon A. Morales Quijano (Panama), Vice-President of the Human Rights Council.
  • Ms Nocumisa Notutela (South Africa), Deputy Permanent Representative, Republic of South Africa.
  • Mr Eric Tistounet, Officer-in-Charge, Human Rights Council Mechanism Division, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
  • Mr Adam Abdelmoula, Director, Human Rights Council Branch and Treaty Mechanisms.

Final round and Judges   

  • Justice Johan van der Westhuizen (South Africa), Retired Justice, South African Constitutional Court.
  • Judge Dragojlub Popovic (Serbia), Retired Judge, European Court of Human Rights.
  • Judge Raul Pangalangan (Philippines), Judge, International Criminal Court.
  • Prof Cecile Aptel-Williamson (France), Senior Legal Policy Adviser, OHCHR; Associate Professor, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
  • Prof Robert Roth (Switzerland) Director, Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights.

Donors

  • The Permanent Mission of the Swiss Federation, through Ms Barbara Fontana.
  • The Permanent Mission of Ireland, through Ms Nuala NiMhuichertaigh.
  • The OHCHR Regional Office for Southern, through Ms Katherine Liao.
  • The Global Campus for Human Rights, through Ms Valentina Gomez.
  • The European Union.

Participating Universities

Africa

1.Botswana: University of Botswana
2. Kenya: Moi University
3. Kenya: Strathmore University
4. Kenya: Kisii University
5. Malawi: University of Malawi Chancellor ā€“ College
6. Zambia: University of Zambia
7. Zimbabwe: Great Zimbabwe University

Asia-Pacific

8. India: Hidayatullah National Law University
9. India: Gujarat National Law University
10. Japan: Tokyo University
11. Nepal: Purbanchal University
12. People'sā€™ Republic of China: University of Renmin School of Law
13. Philippines: San Beda College
14. Thailand: Thammasat University

Eastern Europe

15. Belarus: Belarusian State University

Latin America & Caribbean

16. Argentina: University of Buenos Aires
17. Brazil: University of Sao Paulo
18. Brazil: Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul
19. Brazil: Catholic University of Parana
20. Brazil: Londrina State University
21. Brazil: Faculdade CESUSC

Western Europe & Others

22. Australia: University of New South Wales
23. United States of America: Yale University
24. United States of America: Patrick Henry College