 Pablo Saavedra Alessandri |
Hypothetical Case
The Competition is based on a hypothetical case written by experts in the Inter-American human rights legal system and reflects a cutting-edge legal issue currently being debated in the region.
This year's hypothetical case was authored by Pablo Saavedra Alessandri, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Please click here to read the 2008 Hypothetical Case.
Previous topics have addressed:
- state of emergency
- freedom of speech
- gender discrimination & rape
- freedom of press
- right to life
- torture
- fair trial
- labor unions
- indigenous rights
- terrorism
Previous authors have included:
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights attorneys
- Former Indigenous Rights Rapporteur to the OAS
- Leaders of prominent NGOs
To read past hypothetical cases, please visit the Past Competitions page and click on the title of the case you would like to read.
