13th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition adopts a hybrid format with final rounds scheduled to take place at the palais des nations in Geneva, Switzerland from 14 to 16 July 2021
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 attend the preliminary rounds in Geneva in July 2021. 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.
The official languages of the Competition are English, French and Spanish.
Documents 2021
Hypothetical case to be argued
(First published 10 February 2021 and Updated 26 February 2021)Clarification of facts
(Submit by 11 March 2021)Official Rules
(Updated 25 February 2021)Appendix A: Memorial Cover Page Appendix B: Memorial Scoring Sheet
Appendix C: Instructions to Judges
Appendix D: Scoring Sheet
Resources
Invitation Letter 2021
Invitation letter 2021 (English)Invitation letter 2021 (French)Invitation letter 2021 (Spanish)
Best memorials from 2020
Hypothetical caseArmy Institute of Law (India)University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)