The Council of Europe invites students who, at the time of application, are in their third or fourth year of bachelor’s or master’s degree programmes in legal studies in Georgia to apply for the 2025 Summer School and Moot Court Competition on the European Social Charter. The three-and-a-half-day summer school programme is designed to deepen the knowledge of future legal professionals and develop the practical skills necessary to champion social justice in Georgia.

Participants will be guided by distinguished Georgian and international experts who will provide in-depth knowledge of the European Social Charter, its monitoring mechanisms, and the case law of the European Committee of Social Rights, as well as their relationship with the European Convention on Human Rights and other international human rights instruments.

Following the summer school, students will take part in a moot court competition in the autumn (October date to be confirmed), allowing them to apply their new knowledge in a practical, simulated environment and to showcase their legal skills both orally and in writing.

After the moot court, the first-place winning team may have the opportunity to join a study visit to Strasbourg, France.

Deadline for applications: 4 July 2025, 23:59 (Tbilisi time)

Information Session for Prospective Students on Zoom - Thursday, 26 June 2025, 15:00 Tbilisi time

Contact us here to obtain the login details.

Apply via email.

 Full call for applications can be found here

This initiative is part of the Council of Europe project “Further Enhancement of Social and Economic Rights in Georgia”, under the Action Plan for Georgia 2024–2027.