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The European Court of Human Rights is an international court within the Council of Europe, tasked with interpreting and enforcing the European Convention on Human Rights.

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The European Convention on Human Rights was adopted in 1950 by member states of the Council of Europe to ensure supranational protection of human rights and political freedoms, in response to the widespread atrocities during World War II. Ensuring effective enforcement of those rights, the Court was established in 1959. It is empowered to adjudicate cases concerning alleged violations of the Convention and its protocols by member states, providing individuals with a direct international mechanism to seek justice. Nowadays, The European Court of Human Rights is considered to be the most effective international human rights court in the world.

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You can apply to the MUNLawS European Court of Human Rights as an Advocate or a Judge. The working procedure of the of the committee will be led by the President of the Court, who will also prepare the Study Guide that will be published on this website prior to the Conference. There shall be four Advocates in teams of two in the Court committee. One pair shall act on behalf of the Applicant and the other on behalf of the Respondent while presenting the case before the Court. Each pair shall prepare a written memorandum prior to the Conference and submit it to the Academic team. The memorandum will be reviewed by the MUNLawS Academic team and shall represent 1/3 of the final score of the advocates, based on which the Best Advocate title will be awarded. The presentation before the Court, scored by the Judges, shall represent the remaining 2/3 of the final score. Precise instructions on how to write a memorandum are published on this website. The Judges shall read the memorandums of the Applicant and the Respondent prior to the Conference. They shall then closely attend to the presentations of both parties, ask the Advocates questions with regard to their presentations and express their opinion during Judges’ deliberation. At the end of the presentation, the Judges shall vote on the pleadings made by the Advocates and write a judgment based on the outcome of the vote. Based on their performance during the sessions, the Judges’ work shall be scored by the President.

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