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The Jean-Pictet Competition is an international moot court competition about international humanitarian law. It is supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross and has been organised since 1989.[1][2] It is considered one of the most prestigious humanitarian law moot competitions worldwide.[3][4][5] Over 350 universities have participated to date from over 100 countries,[6] with more than 50 teams participating annually.
The Competition is named after Jean Pictet, a Swiss jurist who worked in international humanitarian law and contributed to drafting the Geneva Conventions.
Competition Format
[edit]The competition is not a traditional moot court competition where teams only prepare submissions before a panel of judges. Instead, participants are assigned various professional roles (e.g., military officers, humanitarian workers, diplomats, or government lawyers) and are assessed on their ability to use the law in strategic scenarios. Some other assessment factors are:[7]
- Knowledge of IHL and public international law.
- Understanding the complexities of the simulations and their assigned roles.
- Teamwork and collaboration.
- Oral communication and argumentation skills.
Teams which excel in the preliminary rounds advance to the semi-finals, and then the finals.
Starting from 2019, the competition began hosting multiple editions per year. The 2026 edition of the competition will be held in Dilidjan, Armenia, Batam, Indonesia, and Singapore.
The Jean-Pictet Prize is awarded to the overall winner of the competition each edition, while the Gilbert-Apollis Prize is awarded to the best speaker(s) in the preliminary rounds.[7]
The University of New South Wales holds the most competition wins at 6, followed by the Free University of Brussels at 5 wins.
| Year / Edition | Location | Session / Group | Jean-Pictet Prize Winner | Finalist(s) | Gilbert-Apollis Prize Winner(s) |
| 1989 / 1st | Clermont-Ferrand, France | - | Free University of Brussels, Belgium | University of Fribourg, Switzerland | Christian Linsi |
| 1990 / 2nd | Montpellier, France | University of Aix-Marseille, France | University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Olivier Raluy | |
| 1991 / 3rd | Geneva, Switzerland | Bar School of Québec, Montréal, Canada | Free University of Brussels, Belgium | Valérie Jochmans | |
| 1992 / 4th | Brussels, Belgium | Bar School of Québec, Montréal, Canada | University of Aix-Marseille, France | Daphné Cousineau | |
| 1993 / 5th | Clermont-Ferrand, France | University of Essex, United Kingdom | University of Montréal, Canada | Catherine Bohémier | |
| 1994 / 6th | Montréal/Québec, Canada | Royal Military School of Canada, Canada | University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, France | Stéphane Dubreuil | |
| 1995 / 7th | Paris, France | Geneva Institute of Int'l Studies, Switzerland | University of Essex, United Kingdom | Alexandre Dalmau | |
| 1996 / 8th | Geneva, Switzerland | University of Québec in Montréal, Canada | Geneva Institute of Int'l Studies, Switzerland | Dominique Ménard | |
| 1997 / 9th | Cascais/Lisbon, Portugal | University Clermont-Auvergne, France | University of Essex, United Kingdom | Céline Pouilly | |
| 1998 / 10th | Qawra, Malta | Free University of Brussels, Belgium | Geneva Institute of Int'l Studies, Switzerland | Christophe Menu | |
| 1999 / 11th | Gouves, Greece | University of Fribourg, Switzerland | Geneva Inst.; Univ. of Buenos Aires; Catholic Univ. of Leuven | Tom Thomas | |
| 2000 / 12th | Various | French-Speaking | (Decided in final) | High Military School of St-Cyr Coëtquidan; Univ. of Fribourg | Nadine Thwaites |
| English-Speaking | (Decided in final) | New-York University; Catholic University of Leuven | Tinneke Baeyens | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium | ||||
| 2001 / 13th | Various | French-Speaking | (Decided in final) | Free Univ. of Brussels; Univ. of Paris II Panthéon Assas | Veronika Bilkova |
| English-Speaking | (Decided in final) | Inter-Universities Team, Pakistan; Catholic Univ. of Leuven | Christopher Fretwell | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium | Lætitia Husson | |||
| 2002 / 14th | Various | English-Speaking | (Decided in final) | Catholic Univ. of Leuven; Utrecht University | Inès Margarita Uprimmy |
| French-Speaking | (Decided in final) | Univ. of Fribourg; Univ. of Rouen | Cristina Mauna | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of Fribourg, Switzerland | James Cockayne | |||
| 2003 / 15th | Various | English-Speaking | (Decided in final) | Tbilisi University; Univ. of New South Wales | Edwin Makori Bikundo |
| French-Speaking | (Decided in final) | Free Univ. of Brussels; Univ. of Paris II Panthéon-Assas | Christian Hotton | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of New South Wales, Australia | Emmanuelle Devuyst | |||
| 2004 / 16th | Various | English-Speaking | (Decided in final) | University of Cambridge; University of the Philippines | Nino Khaindrava |
| French-Speaking | (Decided in final) | Free Univ. of Brussels; Geneva Academy of IHL | Fanny Lafontaine | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom | Ben Batros | |||
| 2005 / 17th | Collonges-la-Rouge, France | English (Green) | (Decided in final) | London School of Economics, UK | Sarala Kumari Subramaniam |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | University of New South Wales, Australia | Marina Shin | ||
| French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University of Québec in Montréal, Canada | Marion Moulin | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | London School of Economics, United Kingdom | ||||
| 2006 / 18th | Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | Free University of Brussels, Belgium | Raphael Mahaim |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | National University of Singapore, Singapore | Phoebe Knowles | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Universities of Eastern Cape, South Africa | Natalie Morris | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | Free University of Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| 2007 / 19th | El Escorial, Spain | Spanish (Orange) | (Decided in final) | Catholic Pontifical University of Peru, Peru | Victor Saco |
| French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | Free Univ. of Brussels; Univ. of Lausanne | Matei Purice | ||
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | National Univ. of Singapore; Univ. of New South Wales | Renu Rajan Menon | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Univ. of Cape Town; Inn's of Court School of Law | Shingira Samantha Masanzu | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| 2008 / 20th | Schwarzenburg, Switzerland | Spanish (Orange) | (Decided in final) | University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | Teresita Segovia |
| French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University of Liège, Belgium | Manon Ballestero | ||
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | University of Nairobi, Kenya | Ben Wink | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil | Diego Valadares | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil | ||||
| 2009 / 21st | Évian-les Bains, France | Spanish (Orange) | (Decided in final) | University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | Dalila Bettina Seoane |
| French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University of Caen-Normandy, France | Maëlle Audoin | ||
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | National University of Singapore, Singapore | Samuel Njoroge Njeri | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | University of Essex, United Kingdom | Zoe Richards | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of Caen-Normandy, France | ||||
| 2010 / 22nd | Orford, Canada | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University of Montréal | Ghislaine Ines Ofweley-Bate |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | New York University, USA | Jeremy Etkind | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Interdisciplinary Centre of Herzliya, Israel | Benedict Enoon | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | Interdisciplinary Centre of Herzliya, Israel | ||||
| 2011 / 23rd | Najac, France | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University of Lomé, Togo | Etienne Quillet |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | Geneva Academy of IHL, Switzerland | Halim Shebaya | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Interdisciplinary Centre of Herzliya, Israel | Levan Asatiani | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | Interdisciplinary Centre of Herzliya, Israel | ||||
| 2012 / 24th | Winterton, South Africa | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | Free University of Brussels, Belgium | Augustin Denous |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | National University of Singapore, Singapore | Paulo Dutra | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Catholic Pontifical University of Peru, Peru | Giovanna Quiroz Guerra | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | Free University of Brussels, Belgium | ||||
| 2013 / 25th | Kanchanaburi, Thailand | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland | Julie Carlesso |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | University of New South Wales, Australia | Tim Clark | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | University of Santa Clara, USA | Matias Gonzales Mama | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of New South Wales, Australia | ||||
| 2014 / 26th | Sintra, Portugal | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University Grenoble-Alpes, France | Pierre Molard |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | University of Essex, United Kingdom | John Fox | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | University of Virginia, USA | Jamie Brown | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of Virginia, USA | ||||
| 2015 / 27th | Charlottesville, USA | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, France | Guillemette Blanc |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | National University of Singapore, Singapore | Luciana Telléz Chavez | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Geneva Academy of IHL, Switzerland | Nima Abdollahzade | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | National University of Singapore, Singapore | ||||
| 2016 / 28th | Évian-les-Bains, France | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University Grenoble-Alpes, France | Aurélien Godefroy |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | University of New South Wales, Australia | Darren Zhao Rong Ou Yong | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Geneva Academy of IHL, Switzerland | Mikhal Shachar | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | Geneva Academy of IHL, Switzerland | ||||
| 2017 / 29th | Borjomi, Georgia | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University of Liège, Belgium | Simon Niaku |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | Carlos Eduardo Reyna Oie | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | New York University, USA | Sebastian Dutz | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
| 2018 / 30th | Ohrid, Macedonia | French (Blue) | (Decided in final) | Catholic Univ. of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium | Charlotte Peiffer |
| English (Red) | (Decided in final) | University of Essex, United Kingdom | Lucy Forbes | ||
| English (Green) | (Decided in final) | Pakistan School of Law in Lahore, Pakistan | Amna Khan | ||
| Inter-sessions Final | University of Essex, United Kingdom | ||||
| 2019 / 31st | Obernai, France | Anglophone (Blue) | (Decided in final) | Univ. of Buenos Aires; National Univ. of Singapore | Matiha Said |
| Anglophone (Red) | (Decided in final) | San Francisco de Quito Univ.; National Law School of India | Victoria More | ||
| Overall Winner | National Law School of India, Bangalore | ||||
| 2019 / 32nd | Obernai, France | Francophone (Blue) | (Decided in final) | Panthéon-Assas Univ. Paris II; Laval University | Marie Maldague |
| Anglophone (Red) | (Decided in final) | Tel Aviv University; Strathmore University | Kalika Kastein | ||
| Overall Winner | Tel Aviv University, Israel | ||||
| 2020 / 33rd | Denpasar, Indonesia | Francophone (Blue) | (Decided in final) | Laval University; Paris II Panthéon-Assas Univ. | Tayanç Tunca Molla |
| Anglophone (Red) | (Decided in final) | Univ. of New South Wales; Univ. of the Philippines | Shardul Gopujkar | ||
| Overall Winner | New South Wales University, Australia | ||||
| 2020 / 34th | Denpasar, Indonesia | Anglophone (Blue) | (Decided in final) | Essex University; Geneva Academy of IHL | Amanda Halliday |
| Anglophone (Red) | (Decided in final) | New York University; National Univ. of Singapore | Munirah Binti Mohamed Halid | ||
| Overall Winner | National University of Singapore, Singapore | ||||
| 2021 / 35th | Durrës, Albania | Francophone/Anglophone | National Autonomous Univ. of Mexico | Paris II Univ. (Blue); Hebrew Univ. (Red); Nat'l Autonomous Univ. of Mexico (Green) | Juliette Hamoir, Alma Sigfridsson Hvoslef, Robert Hurd |
| 2021 / 36th | Durrës, Albania | Anglophone | Kenyatta University, Kenya | University of the Philippines, Philippines | Stephen Hare |
| 2022 / 37th | Cuernavaca, Mexico | Anglophone | Tbilisi State University, Georgia | US Air Force Academy, USA | Angelina Galletti |
| 2022 / 38th | Durrës, Albania | Francophone/Anglophone | Cambridge University, United Kingdom | Brussels Free Univ. (Blue); Univ. of Cambridge (Red); Geneva Academy of IHL (Green) | Alix Dubois, Alessandre Alonso, Anuk Dharmasena |
| 2022 / 39th | Denpasar, Indonesia | Anglophone | University of the Philippines | Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia | Sreypich Hout |
| 2023 / 40th | Durres, Albania | Anglophone (Blue) | (Decided in final) | University of the Philippines, Philippines | Benjamin Greenacre |
| Anglophone (Red) | (Decided in Final) | Tel Aviv University, Israel | Melissa Ikawa | ||
| Overall Winner | University of the Philippines | ||||
| 2022 / 41st | Forges-les-Eaux, France | Francophone | Liège University, Belgium | Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, Côte d'Ivoire | Falmata Housseini Malam Laminou |
| 2024 / 42nd | Bredene, Belgium | Francophone | Brussels Free University, Belgium | Glasgow University, United Kingdom | Félix Vallée |
| 2024 / 43rd | Bredene, Belgium | Anglophone | Buenos Aires University, Argentina | Tbilisi State University, Georgia | Anam Fatima, Mariam Jikia |
| 2024 / 44th | Pokhara, Nepal | Anglophone | New South Wales University, Australia | Colombo University, Sri Lanka | Kate Pennington, Danson Kalaghe Ndunda |
| 2025 / 45th | Antalya, Türkiye | Anglophone | New South Wales University, Australia | University San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador | Kate Darby |
| 2025 / 46th | Antalya, Türkiye | Francophone | Laval University, Canada | University of Paris II Panthéon Assas, France | Marine Karknawi |
| 2025 / 47th | Denpasar, Indonesia | Anglophone | Lahore Univ. of Management Sciences | Pakistan College of Law, Pakistan | Thorne Barasa, Tatia Bisadze |
References
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