May 19 Sun
2019

24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition

08:00AM - 08:00PM Washington College of Law

Between May 19 - 24 the Academy on Human Rihgts and Humanitarian Law will host the 24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the WCL campus. The Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) event established to train attorneys and law students on how to use the Inter-American legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations, and promote cutting-edge discussions on current human rights issues.

The topic for the 2019 Competition is "The Protection of Migrants under International Human Rights Law". The hypothetical case was written by Alvaro Botero Navarro, who is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and Coordinator for the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Migrants at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

This year's Competition will welcome 86 teams, from 23 different countries, including Belgium, Singapore, France, India, and from all over the Americas. Additionally, over 250 law professors, diplomats, human rights advocates and attorneys from a number of different organizations are acting as judges for the Moot Court.

  • Moot Court
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
May 20 Mon
2019

24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition

08:00AM - 08:00PM Washington College of Law

Between May 19 - 24 the Academy on Human Rihgts and Humanitarian Law will host the 24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the WCL campus. The Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) event established to train attorneys and law students on how to use the Inter-American legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations, and promote cutting-edge discussions on current human rights issues.

The topic for the 2019 Competition is "The Protection of Migrants under International Human Rights Law". The hypothetical case was written by Alvaro Botero Navarro, who is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and Coordinator for the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Migrants at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

This year's Competition will welcome 86 teams, from 23 different countries, including Belgium, Singapore, France, India, and from all over the Americas. Additionally, over 250 law professors, diplomats, human rights advocates and attorneys from a number of different organizations are acting as judges for the Moot Court.

  • Moot Court
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
May 21 Tue
2019

24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition

08:00AM - 08:00PM Washington College of Law

Between May 19 - 24 the Academy on Human Rihgts and Humanitarian Law will host the 24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the WCL campus. The Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) event established to train attorneys and law students on how to use the Inter-American legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations, and promote cutting-edge discussions on current human rights issues.

The topic for the 2019 Competition is "The Protection of Migrants under International Human Rights Law". The hypothetical case was written by Alvaro Botero Navarro, who is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and Coordinator for the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Migrants at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

This year's Competition will welcome 86 teams, from 23 different countries, including Belgium, Singapore, France, India, and from all over the Americas. Additionally, over 250 law professors, diplomats, human rights advocates and attorneys from a number of different organizations are acting as judges for the Moot Court.

  • Moot Court
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
May 22 Wed
2019

24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition

08:00AM - 08:00PM Washington College of Law

Between May 19 - 24 the Academy on Human Rihgts and Humanitarian Law will host the 24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the WCL campus. The Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) event established to train attorneys and law students on how to use the Inter-American legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations, and promote cutting-edge discussions on current human rights issues.

The topic for the 2019 Competition is "The Protection of Migrants under International Human Rights Law". The hypothetical case was written by Alvaro Botero Navarro, who is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and Coordinator for the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Migrants at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

This year's Competition will welcome 86 teams, from 23 different countries, including Belgium, Singapore, France, India, and from all over the Americas. Additionally, over 250 law professors, diplomats, human rights advocates and attorneys from a number of different organizations are acting as judges for the Moot Court.

  • Moot Court
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff
May 23 Thu
2019

24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition

08:00AM - 08:00PM Washington College of Law

Between May 19 - 24 the Academy on Human Rihgts and Humanitarian Law will host the 24th Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition at the WCL campus. The Competition is a unique trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish) event established to train attorneys and law students on how to use the Inter-American legal system as a legitimate forum for redressing human rights violations, and promote cutting-edge discussions on current human rights issues.

The topic for the 2019 Competition is "The Protection of Migrants under International Human Rights Law". The hypothetical case was written by Alvaro Botero Navarro, who is a member of the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families and Coordinator for the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Migrants at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

This year's Competition will welcome 86 teams, from 23 different countries, including Belgium, Singapore, France, India, and from all over the Americas. Additionally, over 250 law professors, diplomats, human rights advocates and attorneys from a number of different organizations are acting as judges for the Moot Court.

  • Moot Court
  • Open To The Public, Alumni, Students AND Faculty/Staff