The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pleased to invite students from the universities of Nepal to register for the Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition, Nepal National Rounds (2024).

The purpose of this annual moot court competition on international humanitarian law (IHL) is to develop an increased awareness of IHL among law students throughout Nepal as well as further their advocacy and research skills.

This year’s edition will consist of an evaluation of written memorials. The winning team will be eligible to register for the 2025 Hong Kong IHL Moot Court Competition.

Participants may register at this link. The deadline for registration is 28 July 2024 (23:59hrs Kathmandu time). The deadline for receipt of clarifications on the moot problem is also 28 July 2024 (23:59hrs Kathmandu time).

The deadline for the submission of memorials is 29 September 2023 (23:59hrs Kathmandu time).

For more details about the 2024 round, see the Rules of the Competition and the Moot Problem.

The ICRC reserves the right to change the contents of this notice, the rules and arrangements of the 19^th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition.

For further information, please feel free to contact us via email at gchawla@icrc.org.