16th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition
The memorials of registered teams will be evaluated by a team of human rights experts. The best 50 teams from the 5 UN regions will be selected to participate in the preliminary virtual rounds in May 2024. The hypothetical case focuses on human rights issues and is based on the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other human rights instruments.
Documents 2024
Hypothetical case
Official rules
Appendix A: Memorial Cover Page
Appendix B: Memorial Scoring Sheet
Appendix C: Instructions to Judges
Appendix D: Scoring Sheet
Clarification of Facts
Resources
UN Audiovisual Library of International Law
Invitation Letter 2024
Invitation letter 2024 (English)
Invitation letter 2024 (French)
Invitation letter 2024 (Spanish)
Best memorials from 2023
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Best memorials from 2022
Oxford University, United Kingdom
Best memorials from 2021
Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
Best memorials from 2020
Hypothetical case
Army Institute of Law (India)
University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Hypothetical Case 2020 Video
Best memorials from 2016
Strathmore University, Kenya