Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot

Ø  Competition Information

·            What is IHL?

The Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot (IHL) is a well-known and prestigious inter-university competition in the field of international humanitarian law. Since its introduction to China in 2007, IHL has proven to be a great attraction to law students, and contributed greatly towards the raise of concerns over humanitarian issues and the understanding of IHL.

·            Competition Format

The IHL competition is conducted completely in English. Every year, the oral pleading of IHL is judged by international humanitarian law experts across the globe, while the IHL problem is authored by professionals from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Participants in IHL have to compete in their respective national rounds before advancing into the international round held in Hong Kong. Written memorandum and oral presentation are required in the national round of China, which generally will be held in Beijing, with participating teams coming from first-tier law schools like Peking University law school, Tsinghua University Law School, Law School of China University of Political Science and Law and Xiamen University law school.

Ø  PKU Law School and IHL

In 2011, PKU IHL Team placed 4th in the national round of China with Best Momerial for Prosecutor. Strongly supported by the Law School, the IHL Team is improving on a steady pace and is expecting better performance in the near future.

Ø  Application and Selection Procedure

Every year, PKU IHL Team holds an open recruitments procedure to select qualified participants and assistants under the supervision of Law School's Youth League Committee and with the assistance of the Mooting Camp.

The selection procedure may include CV/Resume screening, interview and written test. Once selected, new IHL members will receive a series of professional trainings from our coaches on a wide range of subjects that aim to enhance their skills relating to legal research, memorandum drafting and oral pleading.

红十字“国际人道法”模拟法庭竞赛:

　　红十字“国际人道法”模拟法庭是红十字国际委员会、中国红十字会总会和中国人民大学法学院联合举办的高校间模拟法庭竞赛，比赛语言为英语。比赛案例由红十字国际委员会的法律专家拟定，参赛队伍包括中国大陆和台湾地区的各高校法学院，法庭法官由来自不同国家和地区的国际法及国际人道法专家担任。
　　比赛分为初赛、半决赛和决赛，各队将在初赛中分别以控方和辩方的身份参赛两次，前六名将以控方或辩方的身份参加半决赛，半决赛的前两名则进入决赛。半决赛的前三名将由红十字国际委员会资助参加第十届亚太地区高校间红十字“国际人道法”模拟法庭竞赛（亚太地区影响最大的国际人道法模拟法庭竞赛，每年都吸引亚太地区的著名法学院参加）。