The 9th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition concluded with the final round on 21 July 2017 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Winners
The winning team of the 9th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is the team that argued the case for the Applicant / Respondent, with 79.5%. The winning team from St Thomas University, Canada was represented by Abbie LeBlanc and Navy Vezina.
Runners-up
The runner-up team of the 9th Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is the team that argued the case for the Applicant / Respondent, with 77.67 %. The runner-up team from University of buenos Aires, Argenitina was represented by Carolina Lisandro Elias and Tomas Maria Ainchill.
Judges
The judges in the final round were:
Justice Albie Sachs - South African Constitutional Court (Retired) (South Africa)
Dr Raul Pangalangan - Judge, International Criminal Court (Phillipines)
Prof Manfred Nowak - Secretary-General, European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation (EIUC) (Austria)
Prof Jane Connors - Director International Advocacy Programme, Amnesty International (Australia)
Dr Veronica Gomez - Chairperson, Global Campus of Human Rights (Argentina)
Closing Ceremony
Justice Albie Sachs and Ms Kate Gilmore, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, were the keynote speakers at the closing ceremony.
For more information on the Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition, visit www.chr.up.ac.za/worldmoot