December 19, 2016
The first annual North East Europe Regional Rounds of Price Media Law Moot Court, hosted by CEDEM in partnership with National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” and Kyiv-Mohyla Moot Court Society, will be held in Kyiv. This activity is supported by Swedish Government.
This competition simulates a court hearing, where participants preparing written submissions and then present them as oral arguments. The event will take place from the 21st to the 23nd December 2016.
Regional Rounds will include teams from five countries. The number of team members could vary from two to six persons.
The winners of the Rounds will advance to International Rounds 2017, which take place in Oxford, England.
This year the participants are faced with the case of a blogger, accused of incitement to violence and extremist speech. The teams will also argue about the liability of the social media service and its responsibility for takedowns of harmful content.
The facts of the case can be accessed here.