Moot Court Competitions and Law Clinic

As a master's student at the Faculty of Law, you can develop your (international) legal skills by participating in a Moot Court or a Law Clinic. On Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 September, you can take part in information sessions on these courses during the lunch break.

Moot Court

Moot courts are international/European pleading competitions where students from many different countries prepare and plead a fictitious case on a specific part of International/European law before a bench of (often very renowned) international judges. Participation in a moot court provides the students with a unique invitation into the world of International and European law, and teaches them the invaluable skills of legal research, argumentation and public speaking.

Law Clinic

A Law Clinic offers students first-hand experience in research and writing - also useful for your Master’s thesis -  and contributes to solving real-life problems. It works with local and international organisations in the field. The Clinic is for responsible master’s students committed to public service, who would like to exercise professional and academic skills and reflect on their own roles. Currently the Clinic offers mainly projects with a human rights focus, making joining the Clinic particularly interesting for students committed to social justice and human rights and for students considering a career in the non-for-profit sector.
 

The faculty supports students participating in the following moot courts and law clinic:

Information sessions
 

During the information sessions all coordinators / supervisors will be present to inform you about the different moot courts and Law Clinic and to supply you with all the details regarding the application, selection and time schedule.

Information session in English: 

  • Wednesday 3 September 2025, from 12.30 - 13.30 hrs in GR 1.104

     

Information session in Dutch:

  • Monday 23 June (about the Law clinic only), from 12.30 – 13.30 hrs in GR 1.139
  • Thursday 4 September 2025, from 12.30 - 13.30 hrs in GR 1.104. 

     

How to apply

As from Wednesday 3 September 14.00 (2PM), you can fill in the Pre-Application form on the website. After the deadline of 11 September, the individual selection procedures for the different moot courts and clinic will start.

Pre-Application form

Embrace Law outside the Classroom and join the information session on 3 or 4 September!

Contact information

Organizational unit
Faculty of Law