10th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland 15-20 July 2018
Hypothetical case
The official languages of the 2018 World Moot were English and French.
Official results
The official languages of the 2018 World Moot were English and French.
A. Preliminary/memorial rounds
Top memorials:
The top 10 universities from the preliminary rounds are:
|
10 |
Hong Kong |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
77.17 |
|
9 |
Philippines |
San Beda College, Manila |
77.75 |
|
8 |
Brazil |
Federal University of Bahia |
78.00 |
|
7 |
Zambia |
Cavendish University |
78.33 |
|
6 |
China |
Fudan University |
78.83 |
|
5 |
Kenya |
Kisii University |
79.19 |
|
4 |
Brazil |
Federal University of Minas Gerais |
79.67 |
|
3 |
Cambodia |
Royal University of Law and Economics |
80.33 |
|
2 |
India |
Army Institute of Law, Mohali |
84.00 |
|
1 |
Zimbabwe |
Midlands State University |
84.17 |
B Pre-final rounds
B.1 Top teams
The top 10 universities from the pre-final rounds are:
|
10 |
Switzerland, University of Lucerne |
(85.65%) |
|
9 |
Serbia, University of Nis |
(86.31%) |
|
8 |
Zimbabwe, Midlands State University |
(86.48%) |
|
7 |
Brazil, University of Minas Gerais |
(86.69%) |
|
6 |
Australia, Macquarie University |
(87.31%) |
|
5 |
Philippines, University of San Carlos |
(87.35%) |
|
4 |
India, Army Institute of Law, Mohali |
(88.30%) |
|
3 |
Canada, St. Thomas University |
(89.19%) |
|
2 |
Argentina, University of Buenos Aires |
(89.27%) |
|
1 |
United Kingdom, University of Oxford |
(92.13%) |
B.2 Best oralists
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.
|
10 |
Zimbabwe, Midlands State University |
Mr Conrad Nyathi |
(87.92%) |
|
9 |
Canada, St. Thomas University |
Ms Camille Xavier |
(88%) |
|
8 |
Brazil, University of Minas Gerais |
Ms Bárbara Boechat Pereira Lima |
(88.63%) |
|
7 |
Argentina, University of Buenos Aires |
Mr Ezequiel Nathan Steuerman Waibsnaider |
(89.25%) |
|
6 |
Argentina, University of Buenos Aires |
Ms Magdalena Belen Rochi Monagas |
(89.29%) |
|
5 |
Canada, St. Thomas University |
Ms Emily Williams |
(90.38%) |
|
4 |
Philippines, University of San Carolos |
Mr Justein Redoble |
(90.44%) |
|
3 |
United Kingdom, Oxford University |
Ms Subhalakshmi Kumar |
(91.17%) |
|
2 |
India, Army Institute of Law, Mohali |
Ms Fury Jain |
(91.21%) |
|
1 |
United Kingdom, University of Oxford |
Ms Grace Atwell |
(93.08%) |
C. Semi-final rounds
Round 1
|
APPLICANT – Army Institute of Law, India (87.10%) |
RESPONDENT – St. Thomas University Canada (88.80%) |
|
Ms Fury Jain |
Ms Emily Williams |
Round 2
|
APPLICANT – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina (92.90) |
RESPONDENT – University of Oxford, United Kingdom (92.60) |
|
Ms Magdalena Belen Rochi Monagas |
Ms Subhalakshmi Kumar |
D. Final round
Runners-up
|
RESPONDENT – St Thomas University, Canada |
|
Ms Emily Williams |
Winners
|
APPLICANT – University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|
Ms Magdalena Belen Rochi Monagas |
Speakers
Conference topic: ‘Current human rights developments: the human rights implementation agenda
- H.E Ms Nazhat Shameem Khan, Permanent Represetative of Fiji to the United Nations Office at Geneva, who spoke on the challenges of implementation from a states level perspective
- Professor Frans Viljoen, Director of the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, South Africa who spoke on the challenges of implementation from a Non-Governmental Organisation perspective.
- Ms Kate Fox, Secretary of the Human Rights Committee (A.I), Human Rights Committee and Treaty Bodies Division, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
- Mr Marc Limon, Executive Director at the Universal Rights Group moderated the conference.
Closing Address
- Ms Kate Gilmore – United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Prof Veronica Gomez – Chairperson, Global Campus of Human Rights
- Prof Frans Viljoen – Director, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Final round judges
- Judge Julia Sebutinde, International Court of Justice.
- Professor Veronica Gomez, Global Campus of Human Rights.
- Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, South African Constitutinal Court (Chief Justice)
- Judge Giorgio Malinverni, European Court of Human Rights (Rtd)
- Commissioner Joel Hernàndez, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- Professor Zedzislaw Kedzia, Vice-Chairperson of the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Donors/Organizers/Partners
ORGANIZERS:
- Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
- United Nations Human Rights Council Branch (HRCB) at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
DONORS:
- European Union through the Global Campus of Human Rights
- Mission Permanente de la Suisse auprès des Nations Unies à Genève
- South African Permanent Mission Geneva
- The Regional Office for Southern Africa (ROSA) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Participating Universities
Regions, Countries and Universities represented
Africa Group
|
Institut Universitaire d’ Abidjan |
|
Kabarak University |
|
Kenyatta School of Law |
|
Kisii University |
|
Moi University |
|
Strathmore University |
|
Cavendish University |
|
Midlands State University |
Asia Pacific Group
|
Royal University of Cambodia (Phnom Penh) |
|
Fudan University |
|
South West University of Political Sciences |
|
The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
|
Army Institue of Law, Mohali |
|
Dr. Ram Monohor Lohai National University |
|
Gujarat National Law University |
|
Hidayatullah National Law University |
|
University of San Carlos |
Latin America & Caribbean Group
|
University of Buenos Aires |
|
Federal University of Bahia (UFBa) |
|
Federal University of Minas Gerais |
|
Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná |
|
Pontifical University of Rio Grande do Sul |
|
Centreo Universitario de Curitiba (UNICURITIBA) |
|
University of Sao Paulo |
Western Europe & Others Group
|
Macquarie University |
|
University of New South Wales |
|
St. Thomas University |
|
University College Roosevelt |
|
University of Lucerne |
|
Oxford University |
|
Yale Law School |
Eastern European Group
|
Yerevan State University of Armenia |
|
Belarusian state University |
|
Charles University |
|
European Humanities University |
|
University of Lodz |
|
University of Nis |
|
National University 'Odessa Law Academy' |
|
Taras Schevchenko National University of Kyiv |
|
Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University |
