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International Asylum Law Moot Court The Annual International Asylum Law Moot Court Competition aims to strengthen the protection of asylum seekers and refugees in Europe's transitioning countries by providing training opportunities to the next generation of asylum law experts in the region. Students of refugee law clinics in 11 countries have a chance to participate in the event every year in order to increase the quality of free legal assistance provided to those in need. Checkout the Moot Court's Webpage.

The Refugee Law Reader The Refugee Law Reader is the first comprehensive on-line model curriculum for the study of the complex and rapidly evolving field of international asylum and refugee law. It offers access to the complete texts of up-to-date core legal materials, instruments and academic commentary. The Reader is intended for use by professors, lawyers, advocates and students across a wide range of national jurisdictions. It provides a flexible course structure that can be easily adapted to meet various training and resource needs. In its entirety, the Refugee Law Reader is designed to provide a full curriculum for a 48 hour course in International Refugee Law and contains over 400 documents and materials. Checkout the Reader's Website

Workshops and training Since 2001, the project has run various workshops and trainings that aimed to improve the skills of refugee law students and practitioners. Events in 2004 and 2005 included training on gender and culture sensitivity, EU Asylum Acquis Communautaire, working with recognized refugees, and clinical management. All upcoming sessions, organized by the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, can be found on the Upcoming Events page.