Organising institution |
 Stockholm Institute of Public and International Law, Sweden
| |
Delivering institution |
Stockholm Institute of Public and International Law, Sweden
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Type |
University programmes | |
Date of commencement/
establishment |
1984 | |
Name |
Sporrong Lönnroth Human Rights Law Moot Court Competition | |
Substantive focus |
human rights
international humanitarian law
civil and political rights | |
Target group |
University students | |
In-service training or
pre-service training |
No | |
Content |
The Institutet för offentlig och internationell rätt (Stockholm Institute of Public and International Law) conducts this course in human rights law and, in particular, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The course is organized as a moot court competition and covers selected problems, preferably two to four, which allow for in-depth studies. Issues dealt with include civil rights, freedom of religion, tax law, and corporal punishment. | |
Language |
Danish (Dansk)
Norwegian
Swedish (Svenska) | |
Country |
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
| |
Geographical focus |
Nordic Countries | |
HR incorporated in curriculum |
No | |
Methodology used |
Written briefs, Pleading sessions. | |
Delivered by |
Professors, Specialists. | |
Number of participants |
About seventy. | |
Admission requirements |
Students wishing to enroll must be law students or young lawyers. Most are between twenty and thirty years old, but there are no age requirements. | |
Additional information |
The programme is funded by the University of Stockholm; other Nordic universities; private funds; funds solicited locally (where the pleading session is held).
Participants come from ten universities in the Nordic countries.
A network of judges in the Supreme Courts and the European Courts are supportive of the program. Twelve permanent advocate clubs recruit the students at their local university.
The course is delivered by Professor Sundberg, along with other specialists. Each panel of judges consists of a president taken from the European Court in Strasbourg. | |
Was the program evaluated |
Yes | |
Evaluation description |
Two anthologies, covering the exercise, have been published (1987, 1994) with testimonies as to the success of the exercise. | |
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