Registration
Registration for this year’s competition has now closed.
Eligibility
The Competition is open to students enrolled in a university located in an eligible country in Africa, and are currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in law. A team member must be a full-time or part-time student at one of the participating institutions during the calendar year of the competition. The tournament aims to involve teams from various African countries. English and French will be the official languages of the Competition, and each team is required to have two agents (representatives). Due to the considerable number of participating countries, only one team per country will typically be accepted, although exceptions may be made based on the total number of participating countries. A total of 32 teams will be selected to proceed to the preliminary rounds with 16 from Anglophone and 16 from Francophone. 16 teams will proceed to the semi finals and finals with 8 for the Anglophone and 8 for the Francophone components will be chosen, making a total of 16 participating teams.
Download eligibility rules in English and French below:
Format
The Africa Gender Equality Moot Court Competition will adopt a hybrid format, incorporating both virtual and in-person rounds. The preliminary rounds and quarter-final rounds of the Competition shall be held virtually on Zoom while semi-finals, finals, and the award ceremony shall take place in person. Every participating team is required to submit written arguments, known as “memorials,” during the initial round of the Competition. If multiple teams from the same country submit memorials, only the highest-quality memorial will be chosen, with exceptions to this rule being if a limited number of countries submit memorials. The second round (orals round) comprises both preliminary and virtual rounds, conducted virtually, and semifinals and finals rounds, which are held in person. Initially, 16 teams will participate in the preliminary rounds, followed by eight teams in the virtual rounds and six and four teams in the semi-finals and finals, respectively.
Key Dates
- Moot Competition registration deadline – 6th September 2024
- Submission of memorials and authorization form deadline – 4th October 2024
Preliminary virtual rounds phase
- Hosting of the virtual oral rounds – 30th October to 1st November 2024
Quarter finals virtual rounds phase
- Dispatched communication of qualifying teams – 5th November 2024
- Hosting of the virtual oral rounds – 12th – 14th November 2024
Semi finals round phase
- Dispatched communication of qualified teams – 18th November 2024
- Arrival of semi finalists in Nairobi, Kenya – 30th November 2024
- Semi finalists make oral submissions – 2nd – 3rd December 2024
Finals phase
- Dispatched communication of qualified teams – 4th December 2024
- Finalists make their oral submissions – 5th December 2024
Award ceremony phase
- Awarding Ceremony – 5th December 2024
Rules
The Competition has established rules that outline the style, format, and grading criteria for submitting written arguments (memorials), as well as the format and grading criteria for delivering oral arguments. To learn more, download the rules below:
Hypothetical Case
You can access hypothetical cases in English and French below.
Awards
Participants will compete for accolades such as Best Team, Best Orator, and Best Memorial.
More information
For questions or queries, email us at genderequalitymoot@equalitynow.org.