Moot-Court Competition on the Crime of Genocide

For the first time, a moot-court competition on the crime of genocide has been held in Armenia. The competition, which took place on June 21st and 22nd, was organized through the joint efforts of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and the Armenian Association of International Law.

The moot court was conducted in the format of the International Court of Justice. The competition involved 5 volunteers, 7 teams, 16 judges, and 31 participants. One of the judges was Siranush Sahakyan, head of the "Center for International and Comparative Law."

The teams from the French University in Armenia and the Russian-Armenian University reached the final round. The team from the French University in Armenia emerged victorious. The teams that reached the final round were awarded valuable books related to the Armenian Genocide by the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, and members of both teams received a one-year free correspondent-membership opportunity from the Armenian Association of International Law.

The organizers also presented individual awards: Irina Stepanyan, representing the French University in Armenia, and Narek Balyan, representing the Russian-Armenian University, were recognized as winners in the "Best Speaker" category. They were awarded a subscription to the Peace Palace Library in The Hague.

In anticipation of the moot court competition on the crime of genocide, the Armenian Association of International Law and the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute jointly organized a training course dedicated to contemporary manifestations of the crime of genocide and cases currently being heard before the International Court of Justice under the Genocide Convention.

As part of the training, Edgar Meyroyan, Ph.D. in Law, delivered a lecture titled "Genocide Disputes at the ICJ," while Yeghishe Kirakosyan, Ph.D. in Law, lectured on "The International Court of Justice: What and How?"