This unique trilingual competition in Washington, DC, draws law students from all over the world to argue a human rights case, based on the American Convention on Human Rights, before a panel of internationally renowned experts playing the part of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The competition offers participants an excellent networking opportunity, scholarships for further human rights study, and the top teams secure internships in the Inter-American human rights system.

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 You can find more information about the competition here: https://www.american.edu/wcl/impact/initiatives-programs/hracademy/moot/

 Read about the 2024 UW team’s experience: https://lacis.wisc.edu/2024/09/12/reflections-on-the-2024-inter-american-human-rights-moot-court-competition-iamoot-in-washington-d-c/

 

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