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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.
The 2010 Hypothetical Case will be available on December 7, 2009.
To read the Hypothetical Case Authors' bios, click here.
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
- environment and human rights
- migration
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.