Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition (2020)

LogoThe Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is organised around 18 July every year, Nelson Mandela’s birthday. Its aim is, in particular, to involve universities and young people from regions of the world that are less involved with the
United Nations human rights system, to encourage greater engagement. The Competition is designed to enhance North-South collaboration around the question of human rights. It endeavours to develop a forum for debate and discussion on key human rights topics, and to promote interaction between different legal systems across the world. The Competition is presented in English, French and Spanish.

Current edition: Between Médicos de Caridade and United Perringa before the Tierra-Helada Human Rights Court. Materials for the current edition are available on the Competition website. The Competition will take place from 13 to 17 July 2020 in Geneva, Switzerland.

In order to contribute to the preparation by participants in the Competition, the Codification Division has compiled resources available on the UN Audiovisual Library of International Law (AVL) for the 2020 edition of the Competition. Students will be able to draw on the resources available on the AVL website, including the Lecture Series, together with the related materials used in the preparation of lectures, the Mini-Series, the Historic Archives, as well as the International Law Handbook.


Lecture Series

The Lecture Series contains a permanent collection of lectures of enduring value on virtually every subject of international law delivered by leading international law scholars and practitioners from different regions, legal systems, cultures and sectors of the legal profession. Each lecture is accompanied by a list of related materials linking to documents available online. Lectures are available in video and audio formats.

A. Boundary Delimitation
B. Courts and Tribunals
C. Cultural Relations
D. Development
E. Environmental Law

Introduction

Climate Change

Intergenerational Equity

Sources

F. Health and Science
G. Human Rights

Introduction

Children

Civil and Political Rights

Human Rights Bodies -Introduction

Indigenous Peoples

Judicial Remedies

Racial Discrimination

Regionals Perspectives

Treaties

H. International Law
I. Law of Armed Conflict
J. International Organizations
K. Law of the Sea
L. Law of Treaties
M. Peaceful Settlements of Disputes
N. Rule of Law, Democracy and Good Governance
O. States

Self-Determination


Mini-Series

The Mini-Series is a series of lectures delivered by leading international law scholars which aims to provide a genera overview of the core topics of international law, primarily intended for users with basic or little knowledge of international law. Each mini-series provides a comprehensive introduction of the concerned topic and presents key issues for further study, which are often covered by specialized lectures in the Lecture Series.

A. International Human Rights Law

Droit international des droits de l’homme
Mme Hélène Tigroudja

  • Partie I - Introduction en droit international des droits de l’homme

  • Partie II - Les sources hybrides du droit international des droits de l'homme

  • Partie III - Les mécanismes de protection et de mise en œuvre des
    droits de l'homme

  • Partie IV - L’herméneutique du droit international des droits de l'homme

  • Partie V - La mise en œuvre des droits de l’homme en droit interne
B. International Environmental Law

Droit international de l'environnement
Mme Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

  • Partie I - La naissance du droit international de l'environnement et
    sa consécration

  • Partie II - Le développement normatif du droit international de l'environnement : La question des sources du droit de l'environnement

  • Partie III - À propos de certaines caractéristiques du droit international de l'environnement

  • Partie IV - Les principes du droit international de l'environnement
    (Section 1/3)

  • Partie IV - Les principes du droit international de l'environnement
    (Section 2/3)

  • Partie IV - Les principes du droit international de l'environnement
    (Section 3/3)

Historic Archives

The Historic Archives is a unique resource which contains significant international law instruments. Each entry contains an introduction to a particular instrument prepared by a scholar or practitioner with expertise on the subject, information on its procedural history and related documents, as well as the text and status of the instrument. It is accompanied by available audiovisual materials relating to the negotiation and adoption of the instrument at meetings or diplomatic conferences.

A. Education, Science and Culture
B. Environmental Law
C. Human Rights
D. International Organizations
E. Law of the Sea
F. Law of Treaties

International Law Handbook

The International Law Handbook is a collection of instruments used by the Codification Division as study materials for its training courses under the Programme of Assistance. It is intended to be used as a general work of reference. It comprises four books, available free of charge on the AVL website: