Preparation for the 2021 African Human Rights Moot Court Competition were formally launched on 7 September 2020 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, when the Director of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Prof Frans Viljoen, the Vice Rector (Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies) of Stellenbosch University, Prof Eugene Cloete, together with the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University, Prof Nicola Smit, signed the Memorandum of Understanding.

On 16 September 2020, the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Tawana Kupe, co-signed the MOU at the University of Pretoria. 

Signing the Memorandum of Understanding for the hosting of the 30th edition of the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition between the Centre for Human Rights, represented by Prof Frans Viljoen and the Faculty of Law, University of Stellenbosch represented by the Vice Rector (Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies), Prof Eugene Cloete together with the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof Nicola Smit. Accompanied (at the back) by the Chair of the Moot Committee, Prof Theo Broodryk, the Head of the Organising Committee Prof Annika Rudman and member of the Organising Committee Dr Elvis Fokala.

The 30th edition of the African Moot Competition will take place from 11 to 16 July 2021, in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Given the disruptions caused to the academic calendar due to COVID-19, the organisers agreed to adjust the previously announced dates.

Hosting the 2021 African Human Rights Moot Court Competition in Stellenbosch will mark an important milestone for each of the partners. The Centre for Human Rights will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the African Moot Competition. The host, the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University, will in 2021 be commemorating its Centenary.

The local organising committee is headed by Prof Annika Rudman, who is a professor in the Department of Public Law. Her scholarly interests are focused on the African human rights system, and she has participated in numerous African Moot Court Competitions.

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