35th Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition
hosted by
Institut Universitaire d’Abidjan and Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Yamoussoukro
in
Abidjan and Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire
25 July - 02 August 2026

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Registration 2026

Registration for the 35th African Human Rights Moot Court Competition is done in three steps:

• STEP 1
  Online Faculty Registration
  Start: 15 January 2026
  Close: 15 April 2026
  
  Register Online

• STEP 2 
  Online Individual Registration
  Start: 15 April 2026
  Close: 15 June 2026
  (max 2 students and 1 Faculty Representative)
  
  
• STEP 3
  Submission of memorials
  Start: 20 May 2026
  Close: 20 June 2026

Conditions of Participation

Each participating university must register two students and one faculty representative. Students participating in the Moot should not have completed their first degree in law. It is the responsibility of the universities to ensure the smooth preparation of all travel arrangements. Faculties assume full responsibility for the arrangement and cost of  accommodation during the Competition. The organisers (the Centre for Human Rights and the host university) undertake to assist participating teams by negotiating, on their behalf, with service providers to obtain reduced rates on accommodation. The organisers will continue to support all faculties by providing local transport and meals during the duration of the Competition.

The normal precautions applicable to international travelling should be taken. Valuables should not be put in check-in luggage as these are sometimes lost by the airlines. Instead, they should be kept in hand luggage. It is strongly advised to leave a copy of the important pages of your passports both in your home country and in your room during the competition in case you lose the originals. The organisers will help to facilitate access to medical care where needed, but cannot assume responsibility for such costs. It is the responsibility of participants and participating institutions to make sure they take out medical insurance in advance or have other plans in place to cover such costs. It is advisable to travel with some medications such as pills for diarrhoea and painkillers. 

Participants are required to keep themselves informed about the Moot by regularly visiting the website:  www.chr.up.ac.za/moot