8th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland 18-20 July 2016
Hypothetical case
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 – Moi University, Kenya |
|
Mr Alphacxid Nyorsok |
Winners
|
APPLICANT – Patrick Henry College, USA |
|
Ms Helaina Hirsch |
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 – 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's’ 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
