The Centre launched the first edition of its Regional Arab Moot Court Competition of Human Rights. The competition opened with a three-day series of online training sessions, designed to introduce participating university students to international human rights standards and mechanisms of international human rights law. This moot court competition aims to enhance university students’ understanding of human rights principles, sources, treaties and engagement with international human rights mechanisms. The Arabic Moot Court offers a practical, interactive platform to develop legal research, analysis, and advocacy skills, encourage dialogue on current human rights issues, and build a regional network of students committed to promoting human rights and the rule of law.
The awareness sessions boughts together 185 law students from 48 universities across 13 Arab countries namely: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen.