SECOND EDITION
OF
PROFESSOR CHRISTOF HEYNS AND PROFESSOR MADHAV PRASAD ACHARYA MEMORIAL NEPAL SCHOOL MOOTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS
About the Competition
After the successful completion of the first and second edition of Nepal School Moots on Human Rights, Kathmandu School of Law is organizing the third edition of Professor Christof Heyns and Professor Madhav Prasad Acharya Memorial Moot Court Competition as a joint initiative of KSL and the Global Campus of Human Rights. It aims to elevate the education, articulation, research, and oration skills of the students and encourage talented young people to consider pursuing a law career. Additionally, it aims to strengthen human rights foundation by shaping the students into well-rounded members of the society with the understanding of human rights and professional ethos.
Objectives
- Help students understand and analyze the necessary foundation of the human rights principles and objective, ultimately leading to its better understanding and articulation.
- Guide students to incorporate human rights issues with the changing world and become cognizant of the basic founding principles of human rights at the domestic level.
- To mitigate the surficial level of quarrel and initiate a new mechanism of research-based argumentation.
- Support the students to develop overall professional skills. (Legal research, writing, argumentation etcetera.)
- Bring students from different regions of the nation fostering diversity leading to the contextual comprehension of human rights ethos and principles.
- Foster a friendly competitive environment, which will enhance the students' working efficiency even in a difficult situation.
- Use school moots to encourage a vibrant and cooperative community to strengthen human rights.
Participation
The moot was open to all the colleges in Nepal having legal studies in their high school curriculum. One team from each college could participate in the competition. The team comprised of two members excluding team advisors or coach.
Language
English was the official moot language for this second edition.
Modality
- The moot court had written submissions (memorial) as well as the oral rounds.
- In addition to the coaches that the teams had; the teams were assigned with the tutors by the organizers. The tutors were from a pool of undergraduate and postgraduate students from all over Nepal who previously participated in National and International Moot Court Competitions. The tutors guided the team of high school students with the basic tenants of legal research and oral skills.
Closing Ceremony and Results
The closing ceremony was held at the Outreach Residential Campus of Kathmandu School of Law. The closing ceremony was followed with the announcement of results and distribution of awards for the following titles:
1. Winner
Kathmandu Model College, Bagbazar (Team 106): Prapti Sapkota and Swikriti Mishra
2. Runner Up Team
Uniglobe SS/College, Kamaladi (Team 110): Shubhashree Pandey and Dipisha Shrestha
3. Third Best Team
- Shared between
Triton International College, Kathmandu (Team 109): Kritika Raj and Smriti Sharma, and
Learning Realm International School, Kathmandu (Team 116): Nikhil Ojha and Binju GC
4. Best Memorial
Himalayan Whitehouse International College, Kathmandu (Team115): Eliza Raut and Sanjita Khadka
5. Second Best Memorial
Shree Shivasankar Secondary School, Dadeldhura (Team 108): Padam Bd. Saud and Hira Lawad
6. Third Best Memorial
Learning Realm International School, Kathmandu (Team 116): Nikhil Ojha and Binju GC
7. Best Applicant Memorial
Shree Shivasankar Secondar School, Dadeldhura (Team 108): Padam Bd. Saud and Hira Lawad
8. Second Best Applicant Memorial
Karunanidhi Education Foundation Secondary School (Team 105): Aakriti Parajuli and Sudikshya Baniya
9. Best Respondent Memorial
Himalayan Whitehouse International College, Kathmandu (Team 115): Eliza Raut and Sanjita Khadka
10. Second Best Respondent Memorial
Learning Realm International School, Kathmandu (Team 116): Nikhil Ojha and Binju GC
11. Best Speaker (Finals)
Dipisha Shrestha, Uniglobe SS/College, Kamaladi (Team 110)
12. Team Spirit Award
Bhanubhakta Secondary Boarding School, Pokhara (Team 102): Kabita Adhikari and Shristi Sharma