Bangladesh: 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition 2025 National Rounds — Call for Registration
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in partnership with the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), is pleased to announce the call for registrations for the national rounds of the 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition on International Humanitarian Law. The national rounds for Bangladesh will be held from 29-30, August 2025 at the IUB.
Interested students from universities across Bangladesh are invited to register as teams for the competition.
Eligibility
The competition is open to all students enrolled in a full-time or evening programme leading to or equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in law (LL.B.) or Master’s in law (LL.M.). Students who have participated in the previous edition of the competition are not eligible to participate again.
How to register?
Interested teams should register at this link or fill out the registration form and send it to the following email address: fkarim@icrc.org.
Important dates
- Call for registration and release of moot problem: 30 May 2025
- Deadline for registration: 30 June 2025
- Deadline for submission of memorials: 15 July 2025
- National Rounds: 29–30 August 2025
This year’s moot problem invites students to explore the intricacies of IHL in the context of contemporary IHL issues. See the Moot Problem here.
The winning team (one team) from the national rounds will qualify for the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition (Asia-Pacific round) to be held in Hong Kong. Prizes will be awarded for the Best Advocate and Best Memorial as well. Each participant in the Moot Court Competition will receive a general certificate of participation.
For more details about the 2025 national rounds, see the Rules of the Competition.
The ICRC reserves the right to change the contents of this notice, the rules and all arrangements of the 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition.
For further information, please write to: fkarim@icrc.org
