Jointly organized by The Indian Society of International Law (ISIL) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), New Delhi -21-24 September 2023
There is no registration fee for the Competition.
Aim of the Competition
Administration and General Rules
The official name of the competition is The Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition
(the “Moot Court”). The ICRC and ISIL are the official organisers of the National Moot Court
competition in India. National competitions in other participating countries will be organised
by the ICRC, in collaboration with partner institutions.
Eligibility
All universities, colleges, and institutions imparting legal education on a regular or evening
basis in a program of study that leads to a Bachelors degree in law (LL.B / BL) or Masters in
law (LL.M / ML) are eligible to participate in the Moot Court competition. All students enrolled
on a full time or evening basis in a program of study leading to or equivalent to a Bachelors
degree in law (LL.B / BL) or Masters in law (LL.M / ML), are eligible to participate.Students
who have participated in this Moot Court competition on a previous occasion are not eligible
to participate again.
Team Composition
Each participating university/college/institute shall nominate only one team consisting of
three student members. It is optional for the teams to be accompanied with a coach from the
faculty of the university/college/institute that they represent. The 3 member composition
is mandatory for participating in the competition.
Awards and Prizes
Awards and prizes will be awarded for the National Moot Court competitions,as follows:
- The Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition winners will be awarded a “Running
Trophy”, medals for the three participants of the team, and certificates. - The Runners up team will be awarded individual medals and certificates.
- There will be a Best Advocate prize. This prize will be awarded to the participant who is
judged by the organising committee to have performed best during her/his oral
presentations. - There will be a Best Memorial prize. All the memorials, which are submitted to the
organising committee of the competition, will be evaluated and the best memorial will be
chosen among them to award this prize. - Each participant in the Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition will be given a
general certificate of participation. - The coaches and advisers of the participating teams will not be entitled to receive any
kind of certificate or award. - Since the trophy of Henry Dunant Moot Court Competition is a “Running Trophy”, it isthe
responsibility of the head of the institution/college/university of the winning team to ensure
that the trophy is returned to the organising committee, in New Delhi, within eightmonths
of the date of award, at the expense of the winning team’s institution/college/ university.
Rules of the Competition
- Upon completion of the competition, the organising committee reserves the exclusive
right to use the memorials submitted to them, as they deem appropriate. - Participating teams should carry with them required study or reference materials for
their own use during the oral rounds of competition. Electronic equipment such as laptops,
Ipads, tablets etc. if used during oral rounds will be solely to refer to reference materials
saved on the same. There will be no right granted to participating teams to access
wi-fi/internet to source information or answers to respond to queries posed bythe
bench. Any team found violating this rule would be disqualified from the competition. - Scouting is permitted in the competition in all the rounds.
- Participating teams shall be expected to maintain the proper decorum of the courtroom
during the proceedings and shall conduct themselves in a manner befitting the legal
profession. - The organising committee reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to take appropriate
action for any unethical, unprofessional and wrongful conduct during the entire period of
the Moot Court competition. - The organising committee’s decision as regards the interpretation of these rules or any
other matters related to the Moot Court competition shall be final and binding. If there is
any situation, which is not covered by these rules, the decision of the organisingcommittee
shall be final. - The organizing committee is vested with the sole and absolute discretion to publish or not
publish the scores of any of the oral rounds and memorials. - The organising committee reserves the right to amend, modify or repeal any of the rules
if so required and as they deem appropriate. Participating teams shall receive adequate
notice of any/all such amendments or modifications to the rules. - The organising committee shall not be held responsible for any loss or non-delivery of the
Memorials.
For official notification, refer here
For general guidelines, refer here
For moot court proposition, refer here
Fill the given registeration form!
