All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition
All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition
The call for applications for the 10th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition, which will take place between November 18th – 21st 2025 at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana is now open!
ABOUT THE COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law organizes the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition annually, offering students a unique opportunity to delve into critical issues of international humanitarian and refugee law. The competition, first organized in Ljubljana in 2016, is structured around a carefully crafted case study, developed in collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The case study focuses on the most pressing and relevant legal questions, often inspired by ongoing global crises.
This competition aims to deepen students' understanding of fundamental principles in international humanitarian and refugee law by challenging them to solve real-world legal problems. Participants also refine their legal reasoning and advocacy skills, presenting arguments before experienced judges and expert panel members.
Before each round teams receive additional facts and are allocated roles that they have to present before the judges. Teams have limited time to prepare for each pleading. The preliminary and quarter-final rounds of the Competition involve simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors address topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, and international refugee law. The semi-final and final rounds involve a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Public Counsel for the Defence).
ORGANISER: Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Maruša T. Veber, PhD
COORDINATORS: Urban Praprotnik, Sergeja Hrvatič
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS:
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Slovenian Red Cross
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana will host the 10th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition between November 18th – 21st 2025.
All European universities are invited to apply for the 10th edition of the
All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition,
to take place at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
on November 18th – 21st 2025,
organised in cooperation with
the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
EARLY BIRD APPLICATION DEADLINE: AUGUST 31st 2025
Teams that apply on or before August 31st 2025, are also eligible to apply for financial support of the ICRC to cover the costs of accommodation during the competition. Limited funds are available to support participating teams. Only applications sent to ihlrefugeemoot@pf.uni-lj.si, accompanied by (1) a letter from the university, stating that it cannot cover the costs of accommodation, and (2) a statement as to why the team cannot obtain financial support for the costs of accommodation from other sources, are to be considered. All submitted documents have to be in the English language. After the selection procedure, teams shall be notified of the outcome in early September 2025.
FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30th 2024
Who may apply? All European universities, teaching International Humanitarian and Refugee law. Each University can apply only with one team, composed of a minimum of two and a maximum of three law students (1st or 2nd Bologna level or equivalent) and a coach or academic supervisor.
For this year’s edition of the competition, each team must also submit a two-page memorandum answering the evaluation question indicated in this call. The organisers will assess the memoranda and, based on the overall score, select the top 12 teams for the oral part of the competition, which will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
How to apply? Send an email to ihlrefugeemoot@pf.uni-lj.si with the following information:
- names and surnames of student competitors and their contact details (email);
- name and surname of a coach/an academic supervisor;
- university affiliation;
- a two-page memorandum on the evaluation question posed (September 30th 2025, for all teams!).
The early bird application fee is 200 EUR per team. The regular application fee is 300 EUR per team. Refreshments will be provided by the organisers. Other costs of participation are to be borne by the teams themselves.
For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/ihlrefugeemoot/, or https://www.pf.uni-lj.si/en/beyond-the-classroom/moot-court-competitions.
Evaluation Question (max. 1500 words, including footnotes)
The President of the Republic of Ara has approached you, as her legal advisor, for a legal opinion concerning the planned use of a new artificial intelligence (AI) powered loitering munition by the Armed Forces of Ara in ongoing military operations between Ara and Rutania. This newly developed AI technology was designed to autonomously distinguish between combatants of Aran and Rutanian ethnicity based on biometric, linguistic, and behavioural data. The aim of this technology is to identify and automatically target Rutanian forces on the battlefield.
Following reports that this AI technology might be utilised, a significant number of ethnic Rutanians fled Rutania and sought international protection in the neighbouring state of Icaria. Icaria has raised concerns regarding the status of those Rutanians, both civilians and deserters, fleeing from conflict.
Your memorandum will serve as the basis for the President’s policy decision on the usage of this AI technology. Indicate whether the usage of the proposed AI technology is consistent with existing international humanitarian and refugee law. Please raise any additional legal concerns you deem relevant.
9th ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana hosted the 9th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 19 – 22 November 2024.
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The competition took place at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana.
RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict. Before each round teams received additional facts and were allocated roles that they had to present before the judges. Teams had limited time to prepare for each pleading.
The preliminary and quarter-final rounds of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, and international refugee law. The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Public Counsel for the Defence), and thereby addressed fundamental issues of international criminal law.
19 teams participated at the competition: Catholic University from Budapest, Pazmany Peter (Hungary); Jagiellonian University, Faculty of International and Political Studies (Poland); Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Law and Administration (Poland); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law School (Greece); Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan); Radboud University (The Netherlands); Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Bulgaria); Sokhumi State University (Georgia); Tbilisi State University (Ivane Javakhishvili) (Georgia); Trnava University (Slovakia); UCLouvain (Belgium); University in Kosice, Faculty of Law (Pavol Jozef Safarik) (Slovakia); University of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Science (Serbia); University of Ferrara, Department of Law (Italy); University of Glasgow (United Kingdom); University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law (Slovenia); University of Plovdiv "Paisii Hilendarski" (Bulgaria); University of Sibiu, Faculty of Law (Lucian Blaga) (Romania), and University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland).
All 19 team participated in 3 preliminary rounds, whereas the best 8 teams proceeded to the quarter-final round: Catholic University from Budapest, Pazmany Peter (Hungary); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law School (Greece); Police Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan); Radboud University (The Netherlands); Tbilisi State University (Ivane Javakhishvili) (Georgia); University of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Science (Serbia); University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law (Slovenia), and University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland).
4 teams reached the semi-final rounds: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law School (Greece); Tbilisi State University (Ivane Javakhishvili) (Georgia); University of Belgrade - Faculty of Political Science (Serbia), and University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law (Slovenia).
Teams from National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law School (Greece) and Tbilisi State University (Ivane Javakhishvili) (Georgia) reached the final round.
The Winning Team: Tbilisi State University (Ivane Javakhishvili) (Georgia)
The Runner-Up Team: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Law School (Greece)
Best Oralists of the Competition: Živa Srše (Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Anano Natchkebia (Tbilisi State University (Ivane Javakhishvili), Georgia).
The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
8th ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana hosted the 8th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 21 – 24 November 2023.
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The competition took place at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana. RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict. Before each round teams received additional facts and were allocated roles that they had to present before the judges. Teams had limited time to prepare for each pleading.
The preliminary and quarter-final rounds of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, and international refugee law. The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Public Counsel for the Defence), and thereby addressed fundamental issues of international criminal law.
14 teams participated at the competition: Academy of State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan); Ivane Javakhsivhili Tbilisi State (Georgia); National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Law (Greece); Pazmany Peter Catholic University from Budapest (Hungary); Plovdiv University (Bulgaria); Radboud University, Nijmegen (the Netherlands); Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria); Sokhumi State University, The Faculty of Law and Diplomacy (Georgia); Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia); Universitatea Lucian Blaga from Sibiu (Romania); University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science (Serbia); University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law (Slovenia); University of Pristina (Kosovo); University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland).
8 teams reached the quarter-final round: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Law (Greece), Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia), University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science (Serbia), Pazmany Peter Catholic University from Budapest (Hungary), Plovdiv University (Bulgaria), University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), Ivane Javakhsivhili Tbilisi State (Georgia) and Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” (Bulgaria).
Teams from the Ivane Javakhsivhili Tbilisi State (Georgia), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Law (Greece), Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia) and University of Belgrade, Faculty of Political Science (Serbia) reached the semi-final rounds.
Teams from the Ivane Javakhsivhili Tbilisi State (Georgia) and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Law (Greece) reached the final round.
The Winning Team: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
The Runner-Up Team: Ivane Javakhsivhili Tbilisi State (Georgia)
Best Oralists of the Competition: Ivan Vu Nhu, Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Iro Sala, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
7th ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana hosted the 7th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 15 – 18 November 2022.
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The competition took place at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana.
RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict. Before each round teams received additional facts and were allocated roles that they had to present before the judges. Teams had limited time to prepare for each pleading.
The preliminary and quarter-final rounds of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, and international refugee law.
The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Public Counsel for the Defence), and thereby addressed fundamental issues of international criminal law.
11 teams participated at the competition: Ankara University (Turkey), Bursa Uludağ University (Turkey), Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences (Greece), University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia), Marmara University (Turkey), Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (Slovakia), Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Bulgaria), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia) and University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).
8 teams reached the quarter-final round: Bursa Uludağ University (Turkey), University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia), Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (Slovakia), Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Bulgaria), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia) and University of Ljubljana (Slovenia).
Teams from the University of Silesia in Katowice (Poland), Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia), Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Bulgaria) and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) reached the
semi-final rounds.
Teams from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) and Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Bulgaria) reached the final round.
The Winning Team: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
The Runner-Up Team: Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" (Bulgaria)
Best Oralists of the Competition: Ivan Vu Nhu, Trnava University in Trnava (Slovakia)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Polyxeni Dimopoulou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
In addition to the competition, two side events took place on 15th November 2022, Regional Meeting of University Professors: ‘Teaching IHL close to conflict: reflections on 2022 IHL teaching in Europe’ and Round Table: The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Practice: International Humanitarian and International Refugee Law Perspectives with two panellists Prof. Dr. Yuval Shany (Faculty of Law, Hebrew University) and Rebeca Moreno Jimenez (UNHCR Innovation Service) and chaired by Prof. Dr. Vasilka Sancin (Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana).
The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
6th ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana hosted the 6th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 16 – 19 November 2021.
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The competition was organized in a hybrid format. It took place at the Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana and online via Zoom.
RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict. Before each round teams received additional facts and were allocated roles that they had to present before the judges. Teams had limited time to prepare for each pleading.
The preliminary rounds of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, and international refugee law.
The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Public Counsel for the Defence), and thereby addressed fundamental issues of international criminal law.
7 teams from 7 different countries participated at the competition: Istanbul Centre of International Law (Turkey), Galatasaray University (Turkey), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Silesia (Poland), Pavol Jozef Šafárik University (Slovakia), Charles University (Czech Republic), Sofia University (Bulgaria).
Teams from the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and University of Warsaw (Poland) reached the final round.
The Winning Team: University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
The Runner-Up Team: University of Silesia (Poland)
Best Oralists of the Competition: Meliha Ceyda Toparlak (Istanbul Center of International Law) and Elizabeta Korenčan (University of Ljubljana)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Elizabeta Korenčan (University of Ljubljana)
The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
5th ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana hosted the 5th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 25 – 29 November 2020.
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The competition took place online via Zoom and was deemed to be one of the best organised and executed online moot court events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict. Before each round teams received additional facts and were allocated roles that they had to present before the judges. Teams had limited time to prepare for each pleading.
The preliminary and quarter-final rounds of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, and international refugee law.
The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Public Counsel for the Defence), and thereby addressed fundamental issues of international criminal law.
12 teams from 10 different countries participated at the competition: European Humanities University (Lithuania), Istanbul Centre of International Law (Turkey), Galatasaray University (Turkey), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Pristina (Kosovo), Sokhumi State University (Georgia), Commenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia), Georgian American University (Georgia), University of Basel (Switzerland), Nottingham Trent University (UK), Iustinianus Primus Faculty of Law (North Macedonia) and University of Warsaw (Poland).
8 teams reached the quarter-final round: Commenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia), University of Warsaw (Poland), Istanbul Center of International Law (Turkey), Galatasaray University (Turkey), University of Pristina (Kosovo), European Humanities University (Lithuania), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and University of Basel (Switzerland).
Teams from the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Basel (Switzerland), University of Warsaw (Poland) and Commenius University in Bratislava (Slovakia) reached the semi-final rounds.
Teams from the University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and University of Warsaw (Poland) reached the final round.
The Winning Team: University of Warsaw (Poland)
The Runner-Up Team: University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Best Oralists of the Competition: Darya Halavashka (European Humanities University), Noemi Laura Burri (University of Basel), Chantal Fischli (University of Basel)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Tina Pirnovar (University of Ljubljana)
The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
4th ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana hosted the 4th edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 20 – 24 November 2019.
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- Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana - Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia (Final Round)
RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict. Before each round teams received additional facts and were allocated roles that they had to present before the judges. Teams had limited time to prepare for each pleading.
The preliminary and quarter-final rounds of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, and international refugee law.
The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Defence Team), and thereby addressed fundamental issues of international criminal law.
19 teams from 12 different countries participated at the competition: MGIMO University (Russia), Haxhi Zeka University (Kosovo), Istanbul Centre of International Law (Turkey), Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia), Pavol Jozef Šafarik University (Slovakia), Pazmany Peter Catholic University (Hungary), Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia), SS. Cyril and Methodius University (North Macedonia), Galatasaray University (Turkey), Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), University of Belgrade (Serbia), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Pristina (Kosovo), University of Silesia (Poland), Ankara University (Turkey), University of Tirana (Albania), Sokhumi State University (Georgia), Turkish German University (Turkey) and University of Vienna (Austria).
8 teams reached the quarter-final round: MGIMO University (Russia), Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia), Pazmany Peter Catholic University (Hungary), Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland), Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), University of Belgrade (Serbia), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) and University of Vienna (Austria).
Teams from University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), MGIMO (Russia), University of Vienna (Austria) and Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia) reached the semi-final rounds.
Teams from MGIMO University (Russia) and Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia) reached the final round.
The Winning Team: MGIMO University
The Runner-Up Team: Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
The Best Oralist of the Competition: Ioseb Edisherashvili (Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Alisa Gerasimenko (MGIMO University)
Before the commencement of the Competition a Regional Meeting of University Professors of International Humanitarian Law from the Central and South-Eastern Europe and Meeting of Professors of International Refugee Law and International Humanitarian Law took place. Moreover, teams were invited to attend the Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the 1949 Geneva Conventions and an international conference titled Displacement in times of armed conflict: How international humanitarian law protects in war, and why it matters.
The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
3RD ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana will host the 3rd edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 20 – 24 November 2018.
VENUE
- Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana
- Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia (Final Round)
RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict. Before each round teams received additional facts and were allocated roles that they had to present before the judges. Teams had limited time to prepare for each pleading.
The preliminary and quarter-final rounds of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, and international refugee law.
The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Defence Team), and thereby addressed fundamental issues of international criminal law.
17 teams from 11 different countries participated at the competition: Comenius University (Slovakia), Goce Delčev University (FYR Macedonia), Haxhi Zeka University (Kosovo), Istanbul Centre of International Law (Turkey), Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia), Military Academy “General Mihailo Apostolski” – Skopje (FYR Macedonia), Pavol Jozef Šafarik University (Slovakia), Pazmany Peter Catholic University (Hungary), SS. Cyril and Methodius University (FYR Macedonia), Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), University of Belgrade (Serbia), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of New York – Tirana (Albania), University of Pristina (Kosovo), University of Silesia (Poland), University of Tirana (Albania) and University of Vienna (Austria).
8 teams from Comenius University (Slovakia), Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia), Pazmany Peter Catholic University (Hungary), Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia), University of Belgrade (Serbia), University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Silesia (Poland), University of Vienna (Austria) reached the quarter-final round.
Teams from University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), University of Belgrade (Serbia), Comenius University (Slovakia) and Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (Georgia) reached the semi-final rounds. The latter two teams reached the final round.
The Winning Team: Comenius University
The Runner-Up Team: Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
The Best Oralist of the Competition: Kaja Smolnikar (University of Ljubljana)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Jana Brezovicova (Comenius University)
Before the commencement of the Competition a Regional Meeting of University Professors of International Humanitarian Law from the Central and South-Eastern Europe and Meeting of Professors of International Refugee Law and International Humanitarian Law took place. Moreover, teams were invited to attend the International Conference Migration and Displacement: Complementarity and Gaps in Legal Protection. Panellists at the conference were professors from different European Universities and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross who addressed issues of legal frameworks for protecting migrants, refugees and IDPs, and protection of migrants and refugees in transit.
The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
2ND ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana organised the 2nd edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 21 – 25 November 2017.
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- Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana,
- Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia (Final Round).
RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict.
The preliminary phase of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law, e.g. nature of an armed conflict in the event of a proxy war and legality of the use of particular weaponry, and international refugee law, e.g. legality of the closure of borders and refugee status in the event of a civil war.
The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Defence Team), and thereby addressed also fundamental issues of international criminal law.
11 teams from 10 different countries participated (Czech Republic, FYR Macedonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, The Netherlands, and Turkey).
Teams from Slovenia (University of Ljubljana), Poland (University of Silesia), Serbia (University of Belgrade), and Georgia (Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University) reached the semi-final rounds. The latter two teams reached the final round.
The Winning Team: Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
The Runner-Up Team: University of Belgrade
The Best Oralist of the Preliminary Rounds: Martyna Kasperska (University of Silesia)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Revaz Tkemaladze (Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University)
Before the commencement of the Competition, the teams were invited to attend the Roundtable on Current Challenges of International Humanitarian and Refugee Law, with the panellists from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Additionally, the teams were invited to attend the Lecture on Pleading before the International Criminal Court, delivered by Ms Beti Hohler (ICC).
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The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Embassy of Switzerland in Slovenia, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
1ST ALL-EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN AND REFUGEE LAW MOOT COURT COMPETITION
The Faculty of Law of the University of Ljubljana organised the 1st edition of the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition from 22 – 26 November 2016.
VENUE
- Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana,
- Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia (Final Round).
RELEVANT INFORMATION
The Moot Court Competition was based on the Case Study, providing for relevant facts of the case concerning a fictitious armed conflict.
The preliminary phase of the Competition involved simulations of meetings between the parties to the conflict and various international organisations, as well as between other State and non-State actors. In this stage, competitors addressed topical issues in the field of international humanitarian law and international refugee law.
The semi-final and final rounds involved a simulation of the criminal proceedings before the International Criminal Court (one team acted as the Office of the Prosecutor, the other as the Defence Team), and thereby addressed also fundamental issues of international criminal law.
8 teams from 7 different countries participated (Azerbaijan, Estonia, FYR Macedonia, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia).
Teams from Slovenia (University of Ljubljana) and Estonia (Tallinn University of Technology) reached the final round.
The Winning Team: Tallinn University of Technology
The Runner-Up Team: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
The Best Oralist of the Preliminary Rounds: Miljana Pejić (University of Belgrade)
The Best Oralist of the Final Round: Aleksi Kajander (Tallinn University of Technology)
Before the commencement of the Competition, the teams were invited to attend lectures on FRA Fundamental Rights Report 2015 and The Safe Schools Declaration: Protecting Schools from Attack and Military Use. Additionally, a special trip to the premises of the Slovenian Army’s maritime division was organised, including a guided tour of the Slovenian patrol boat Triglav.
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The organisation of the Competition would not be possible without the support of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the Slovenian Red Cross.
