Join our Moot Team 2019 ( 3 Moot Courts)
- Nuremberg Moot Court – A team of 4 students.
- Lachs Space Law Moot Court – A team of 2-3 students.
- Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court – A team of 2 students.

The Moot Courts
Nuremberg Moot Court 2020
International Criminal Law
Additional Information:
- Number of students per team: 4 Students
- Language of the competition: English
- Locations: Nuremberg, Germany
- Registration Fee: None
Rules can be found here
Important Dates:
- Written Submission: Sunday, April 21, 2019
- Oral Rounds: July 24 – 27, 2019
Lachs Space Law Moot Court 2019
International Space Law and Public International Law
Since its inception by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) in 1992, the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition has grown to cover four world regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Africa. More than 60 teams participate yearly in this competition. Registered teams get exclusive on-line access to papers of the IISL’s Colloquium Proceedings from 2005 to date.
The World Finals competition takes place within the framework of the IISL’s annual Colloquium, which is a contained event in the International Astronautical Congress to be held in Washington, D.C., USA. The Lachs competition offers an unparalleled learning experience to all teams at all levels in a fair and cordial environment.
Regional winners receive financial support to attend the World Finals. The IISL’s Lachs competition is particularly distinguished by the tradition of judges of the International Court of Justice presiding over and judging the World Final.
Additional Information:
- Number of students per team: 2-3 Students
- Language of the competition: English
- Registration Fee: 200 EUR per team
Rules can be found here
Important Dates:
- Written Submission: Monday, 25th February 2019
- Regional Oral Rounds: 21 – 24 May 2019 (Paris, France)
- Finals: 21 – 25 October 2019 (Washington, D.C., USA )
Nelson Mandela Human Rights Moot Court 2020
International Human Rights Law
The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is an international human rights law moot court competition. Teams argue a hypothetical case on issues of international human rights law, as if they were before a world Human Rights Court, on the basis of the International Bill of Human Rights and other applicable (such as regional) human rights instruments.
The Competition is presented by the Centre for Human Rights based at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria, in partnership with the Academy on Human Rights, Washington College of Law, American University and the United Nations Human Rights Council Branch (HRCB) at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Additional Information:
- Number of students per team: 2 Students
- Language of the competition: English, French and Spanish
- The Competition involves a written phase after which teams are selected for the oral phase
- Registration Fee: None
Rules can be found here
Important Dates:
- Written Submission: Thursday, 25th April 2019
- Oral Rounds: 15 – 19th July 2019 (Geneva, Switzerland)