2024 Regional Moot Court Competition in Supetar, Croatia

The 18th Regional Moot Court Competition in Human Rights was held at the Supetar County Court on the island of Brač, Croatia, from 19 to 22 April 2024.

Official Records

Read the official record here.

Case

During the competition, students tackled a fictional case on a key regional human rights issue designed by Civil Rights Defenders’ legal team. Read the case here.

Winner

Team “Henrik Steska” from Ljubljana wins the 18th Regional Moot Court Competition in Human Rights.

Judges

The competition was adjudicated by some of Europe’s most esteemed judges, including eight judges from the European Court of Human Rights alongside local judges from the participating countries.

Hon. STÉPHANIE MOUROU-VIKSTRÖM, PhD
Judge, ECHR, Strasbourg, Monaco

Hon. JOVAN ILIEVSKI, PhD
Judge, ECHR, Strasbourg, North Macedonia

Hon. GILBERTO FELICI
Judge, ECHR, Strasbourg, San Marino

Hon. LORRAINE SCHEMBRI ORLAND, LL.D.
Judge, ECHR, Strasbourg, Malta

Hon. FRÉDÉRIC KRENC, PhD
Judge, ECHR, Strasbourg, Belgium

Hon. KATEŘINA ŠIMÁČKOVÁ, PhD
Judge, ECHR, Strasbourg, Czech Republic

Hon. DAVOR DERENČINOVIĆ, PhD

Judge, ECHR, Strasbourg, Croatia

Hon. BOŠTJAN ZALAR, PhD
Ad hoc Judge, ECHR, Slovenia
Judge, Administrative Court, Slovenia

Hon.  ALEKSANDRA MARTINOVIĆ
President, Constitutional Court of Federation of BiH

Hon. MARSIDA XHAFERLLARI
Judge, Constitutional Court of Albania

Hon. BILJANA SINANOVIĆ
Deputy President, Supreme Court of Serbia

Hon. MLADEN VUKČEVIĆ, PhD
Former President, Constitutional Court of Montenegro

Hon. BOSA NENADIĆ, PhD
Former President, Constitutional Court of Serbia

Hon. DAMIR JURAS, PhD
Head of Internal Control, Ministry of the Interior, Croatia

Hon. MIRELLA RODIN, PhD
Lawyer, European Court of Human Rights, Croatia

Teams

Participants from seven countries – Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, and North Macedonia – engaged in rigorous legal debates and analysis.

Slovenia

Moot Court Club “Henrik Steska”, Ljubljana

Serbia

Moot Court Club “Dr Radomir Lukic”, Novi Sad
Moot Court Club “Iustitia”, Nis 

North Macedonia

Moot Court Club “Iustiniana Prima”, Skopje

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Moot Court Club “Iudex”, Sarajevo
Moot Court Club “Discretio”, Mostar
Moot Court Club “ABEA”, Banja Luka

Croatia

Moot Court Club “Vladimir Bayer”, Zagreb
Moot Court Club “Zoran Kompanjet”, Rijeka
Moot Court Club “Nasciturus”, Split

Montenegro

Moot Court Club “Gavro Vukovic”, Podgorica

Albania

Moot Court Club “Invicta”, Tirana