René Cassin competition – 24-28 March 2002

	Battling it out for human rights Every year universities compete with each other in Strasbourg in a human rights competition based on their analysis of a fictitious case before the European Court of Human Rights. The René Cassin Competition has been held annually since 1985 and is organised by the association JURIS LUDI (“game of law”). It is sponsored by the Council of Europe and has established itself as one of the world’s foremost French-speaking mock-trial events.
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JURIS LUDI ______ PHOTOS The competition in pictures Speeches for the defence Finalists The final _______ Previous competitions (French only) ________ Press releases ________ René Cassin Competition Website (French only)			Lausanne University wins 18th René Cassin European Human Rights Competition A team of students from Lausanne University (Switzerland) has won the 18th René Cassin European Human Rights Competition, beating the team representing the Quebec University in Montreal (Canada) in today's final that was held in the Hearing Room of the European Court of Human Rights. The winning team argued a fictitious case involving freedom of association and political parties, themes for this year's competition
			_______________ Freedom of association and political parties – Themes for the René Cassin Competition 2002
			Programme 2002 Practical case	Final jury Participants
			(Documents available in French only) _____________ Truth and fiction converge Who has heard of the countries of Vedricovquia or Renevoria, the settings for the 2002 case? Probably nobody... the fictitious character of imagined situations being the rule. Yet the humour and fantasy in no way detract from the serious legal and scientific foundation of the René Cassin competition, with fiction and truth frequently coming together. ___________