Hypothetical Case
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The Competition is based on a hypothetical case written by experts in the Inter-American Human Rights Legal System and reflects a cutting-edge legal issue currently being debated in the region.
2025ÌýHypothetical Case: "Human Trafficking and Human Rights" - NOW AVAILABLE!!
Official Version of the 2025 Hypothetical Case – To Be Released on January 10, 2025
Please note that, according to the Competition Rules, following the publication of the Case on December 10, 2024, there will be a three-week period during which Competitors, Coaches, Judges, and Observers may submit concerns regarding the language used in the translated text. Once this revision period closes, the Competition will publish a corrected version in each language, which will serve as the official text of the Case for the Competition.
We encourage you to read the Case in the language you intend to participate in for IAMOOT 2025 and submit any concerns regarding your chosen language.
Previous topics have addressed:
- 2024 - Protection and Guarantees of Human Rights in Digital Environments
- 2023 -ÌýEquality and Human Rights – Confronting Racial Discrimination
- 2022 -ÌýClimate Change and Human Rights: Impacts, Responsibilities, and Opportunities
- 2021 - Human Rights and States of Emergency: Unexpected Crisis and New Challenges
- 2020 - Rule of Law and Human Rights: Strengthening Democratic Institutions
- 2019 - Gender Violence and International Human Rights Law
- 2018 - Emerging Challenges in the Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law
- 2017 - Extractive Industries and Human Rights
- 2016 - Transitional Justice, International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
- 2015 - Rights of Persons with Disabilities and International Human Rights Law
- 2014 - LGBTI Rights
- 2013 - State of emergency
- 2012 - Freedom of speech
- 2011 - Gender discrimination & rape
- 2010 - Freedom of press
- 2009 - Right to life
- 2008 - Torture
- 2007 - Fair trial
- 2006 - Labor unions
- 2005 - Indigenous rights
- 2004 - Terrorism
- 2003 - Environment and human rights
- 2002 - Migration
- 2001 - Freedom of expression
- 2000 - Transitional Justice, International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Previous authors have included:
- Inter-American Commission on Human Rights attorneys
- Former Indigenous Rights Rapporteur to the OAS
- Leaders of prominent NGOs
To read past hypothetical cases, please visit the Past Competitions page and click on the title of the case you would like to read.
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