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Presentation of the Competition

The 2009 Edition took place in
Evian-les-Bains

All the teams have working hard in the context of the International Independent Fact-Finding Mission set up by the UN Human Rights Council following the conflict between Chada and Fasher.

The international final opposed Universidade de Buenos Aires (orange group), l'Université de Caen (blue group), University of Essex (green group) and National University of Singapore (red group). The Université de Caen awarded the Jean-Pictet Prize.

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"I have yet to meet a contestant in the Concours Pictet whose face does not light up when they recall the experience."

Extract from an article of Professor Françoise J. Hampson,
Teaching the Law of Armed Conflict, Essex Human Rights Review Vol. 5 No. 1 July 2008

 

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