]> http://www.larc.info/taxonomy/term/52/0 The Annual International Asylum Law Moot Court Competition and Seminar (Moot Court) aims to strengthen the legal protection of asylum seekers and refugees in Central and Eastern Europe by enhancing the professional capacity of the next generation of asylum law experts in the region. Students of refugee law clinics in 11 countries in the region have a chance to participate in the event every year. The Seminar aims to achieve this goal by: <ol> <li>helping students deepen their knowledge in international asylum law, with special emphasis on the Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees and its Protocol, the UNHCR Handbook on Procedures, guidelines, practices and policies, as well as on asylum-related jurisprudence and scholarship, which reflect the highest standards of protection of asylum seekers and refugees;</li> <li>strengthening the networking btween refugee law clinics in Central and Eastern Europe and contributing to the dissemination of best practices and expertise;</li> <li>helping students improve their lawyering and legal argumentation skills, as well as their professional performance in general;</li> <li>providing students an opportunity to draw first-hand experience and receive critical feedback from internationally acclaimed practitioners and academics in the asylum field;</li> <li>assisting in creating a generation of young professionals committed to the protection of human rights.</li> </ol> en http://www.larc.info/overview/4th_edition_of_the_refugee_law <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-3"><br /><a href="http://www.larc.info/files/Coming Soon - The Refugee Law Reader_0.pdf">Coming Soon - The Refugee Law Reader.pdf</a> (92.19 KB) - </div> Overview Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:38:42 -0500 http://www.larc.info/overview/2007_moot_court_pictures <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8280079@N02/sets/72157600213863506">2007 Moot Court Pictures</a> - Pictures from the 7th MCC </div> Overview Mon, 14 May 2007 09:11:52 -0400 http://www.larc.info/overview/slovenian_team_wins_7th_asylum <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-3"><br /><a href="http://www.larc.info/files/Slovenian Team Wins 7th Asylum Law Moot Court.pdf">Slovenian Team Wins 7th Asylum Law Moot Court.pdf</a> (63.68 KB) - Students from the University of Ljubljana won the 7th MCC</div> Overview Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:51:23 -0400 http://www.larc.info/overview/moot_court_blank <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-6"></div> Overview Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:36:06 -0500