At this year's Concours René Cassin, the international moot court on the ECHR in French, the Basel team, passed by

• Alexia Criado (plaideuse)
• Jocelyne Naumann (plaideuse)
• Manuela Krieliger (conseillère)
• Sunniva Bedö (accompagnatrice)
• Pascal Hauenstein (accompagnateur)
• Eric Chevrolet

once again scored a great success.

The "Equipe de Bâle" qualified for the final round of this prestigious international competition with its 30-page appeal, written in French, on a complex case involving subjects relating to the protection of European fundamental and human rights and international law. It was the 18th time that a team from Basel has qualified for the final round in Strasbourg.

In the oral pleadings, which took place from June 14 to 18, 2022 in the Council of Europe building and in front of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the "Equipe de Bâle" achieved a very good 17th place (ex-aequo with the team from the University of Neuchâtel) among the 32 universities from all over Europe that qualified for the final round. The team was supervised by Mr. Stefan Ledergerber, MLaw and research associate at the Chair of European Law.

We congratulate the participants for this very good result and their great commitment. Despite the organizers postponing the competition to the exam period and the associated double burden, the team showed an excellent academic achievement.

Finally, we would like to thank our sponsors, the PRO IURE association (association of former students of the Faculty of Law at the University of Basel) and the Kalman and Maria Lauer-Stein Foundation, for their valuable and generous support, without which this success would not have been possible.

Students who are interested in participating in the next Concours René Cassin (October 2022 to early April 2023) can contact Prof. Dr. Stephan Breitenmoser directly (office hours on Wednesdays between 14.00 and 15.00 in office 3.34 without prior appointment).

Cas pratique 2022

In 2021, we will not have a Basel team participating in the Concours Cassin 2020/2021, partly due to the special COVID-19 situation.

Cas pratique 2021

General information about the Concours René Cassin can be found here.

At this year's Concours René Cassin, the international moot court on the ECHR in French in Strasbourg, the Faculty of Law of the University of Basel was once again represented by a dedicated team, which passed the following students:

• BOUADI Yamina,
• CARTIER Stephane,
• GOTARDA Léo.

The team was supervised by Mr. Stefan Buchwalder, MLaw, LL.M., and Ms. Chantal Weigert.

The final round in Strasbourg was canceled due to the Corona situation.

We would like to thank our sponsors, the PRO IURE association, the Hermann and Marianne Straniak Foundation and the Kalman and Maria Lauer-Stein Foundation, for their generous support.

To participate in the next Concours René Cassin 2021, interested students can register directly with Prof. Dr. Stephan Breitenmoser (office hours on Wednesdays between 3.00 and 4.00 pm in office 3.34 without prior application).

Cas pratique 2020

After the Basel team won the competition in 2015, this year's "Equipe de Bâle" at the Concours René Cassin 2016, the international moot court on the ECHR in French in Strasbourg, consisting of

• Carmen Baltensperger
• Stefan Buchwalder
• Sophie Freiburghaus
• Aurélie Friedli
• Laura Frija
• Amandine Mekolo,

the "Equipe de Bâle" qualified for the final round of this prestigious international competition with its 30-page appeal, written in French, on a complex case with numerous references to general international law and subjects relating to European fundamental and human rights protection.
In the oral pleadings, which took place from March 30 to April 1, 2016 before the European Court of Human Rights, the "Equipe de Bâle" achieved a good 13th place among the 30 best participating universities from all over Europe. The team was supervised by Ms. Chiara Piras, lic. iur. and Ms. Angelina Casutt, MLaw.

We congratulate the participants on this excellent result and would like to thank our sponsors once again,

• the PRO IURE association
• and the Hermann and Marianne Straniak Foundation,

for their valuable support, without which this success would not have been possible

• The task: Cas pratique

On April 10, 2015, this year's team from the Faculty of Law at the University of Basel won the "Concours René Cassin", the international moot court on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in French. This is the first time ever that a non-French-speaking team has won this prestigious competition in the field of international human rights protection. The competition focuses on a fictitious court case concerning violations of human rights. In the first part, the "Equipe de Bâle" qualified for the 14th time in a row for the final round of this international competition, which was held for the 30th time and thus as an anniversary competition on an even larger scale than usual, with a 30-page French legal brief. The final round with the 30 best universities in this anniversary competition from all over Europe took place from April 8 to 10, 2015 at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. After three oral pleadings in public court hearings, the Basel students qualified for the final. In the final, they successfully prevailed against the team from the University of Montpellier I.
The Basel team passed Roxane Allot and Lisa Rudin (plaideuses), Chiara Nyfeler (conseillère), as well as Nathalie Aubert, Myriam Becker, Sarah Burgess, Melanie Curnis, Alexandra Hansen and Stefan Simonsen (accompagnateurs). The team was supervised by Ms. Yvette Märki. Ms. Roxane Allot also won the prize for the best oral pleading. We would like to thank our generous sponsors, the PRO IURE association and the Hermann and Marianne Straniak Foundation, for their valuable support,

• the PRO IURE association
• and the Hermann and Marianne Straniak Foundation,

for their valuable support, without which this important success would hardly have been possible. Further links and documents

• Coverage in the NZZ (20.04.2015)
• Coverage in the BaZ (28.04.2015)
• Communiqué of the ECHR
• Link: ECtHR-Concours Cassin

This year's Basel team at the Concours René Cassin, the international moot court on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in French, passed by

• Berne André (plaideur),
• Reimann Giulia (plaideuse),
• Dobo Helena (conseillère),
• Casutt Angelina (accompagnatrice) and
• Day Julia (accompagnatrice),

has achieved a great success: Among the universities participating from all over Europe, the Basel students achieved an excellent seventh place as the best non-French-speaking team.
As in previous years, the representatives of the Faculty of Law at the University of Basel qualified for the final oral round of the competition in March with their 30-page French-language legal brief ("mémoire"), which was one of the 16 best teams. In the oral pleadings, which took place on April 10 and 11, 2014 at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Basel team was also able to convince the Strasbourg judges with their legal arguments and quick-wittedness. The team was supervised by Patricia Kaiser and Fabienne Bretscher. We congratulate the participants on this excellent result and would like to thank our sponsors once again,

• the PRO IURE association
• the Hermann and Marianne Straniak Foundation,

for their valuable and generous support, without which this success would not have been possible.

This year's Basel team at the Concours René Cassin, the international moot court on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in French in Strasbourg, has achieved a great success. Out of more than 60 participating universities, the Basel "Cassinistes", Sabrina Montero ("Plaideuse"), Sascha Gywat ("Plaideur") and Thomas Fürst ("Conseiller"), were the best non-French-speaking team and achieved an excellent eighth place, ex aequo with the students from the University of Paris-Sorbonne. As in previous years, the representatives of the Faculty of Law at the University of Basel qualified for the oral phase of the competition in March with their 30-page French-language legal brief ("mémoire") among the 16 best teams. In the pleadings, which took place on April 6 and 7, 2010 at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, the Basel team fought valiantly against the representatives of the Universities of Rennes 1 and Poitiers.
In this year's fictitious case Scouvène et autres c. Royaume de Sagaume, in which the "Equipe de Bâle" had to defend the interests of the state as the "partie défenderesse", involved the legal assessment of the consequences of riots that took place during an international summit meeting. The focus was on issues such as the use of force by police forces, arrests based on circumstantial evidence, the use of illegally obtained evidence, the taking of DNA samples, restrictions on freedom of movement and freedom of expression as well as other procedural issues.
The team was led by lic. iur. lic. phil. Ronald Kunz from the Chair of European Law (Prof. Dr. Stephan Breitenmoser).
We would like to thank our sponsors, the Hermann and Marianne Straniak Foundation and the pro iure association, for their generous support, without which this great success would not have been possible.

A team of students from the Faculty of Law at the University of Basel placed seventh at this year's "Concours René Cassin", the international moot court on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in French, as the best team from the German-speaking universities. The successful team passes Lionel Binz and David Schwarz ("Plaideurs") as well as Jessica Carvalho ("Conseillère") and Manuela Hugentobler ("Accompagnatrice"). In the fictional case of Marie et Martin C. Syldavie, the focus this year was on issues such as freedom of marriage, shaping private life, protecting minors from sexual assault, data protection, forced hospitalization, torture and inhumane treatment, freedom of choice of profession, protecting private individuals from the media, the right to stand for election and, of course, procedural guarantees. With their 30-page complaint ("mémoire") in French, the representatives of the Faculty of Law at the University of Basel were able to qualify for the oral final of the competition, which recently took place at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. The Basel team put up a good fight against representatives from the Universities of Lucerne and Maastricht and achieved an excellent seventh place as the best team from a German-speaking university. The team was led by lic. iur. lic. phil. Ronald Kunz from the Chair of European Law (Prof. Dr. Stephan Breitenmoser). We would once again like to thank our sponsors, F. Hoffmann La Roche AG, the max Geldner Foundation and the pro iure association, for their generous support, without which this success would not have been possible.

This year's Basel team at the Concours René Cassin, the international moot court on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in French, passed by Tasoula Charb, Elisa Fois and Frédéric Gasser, has once again achieved an extraordinary success. With their French-language complaint, the representatives of the Faculty of Law of the University of Basel placed among the top eight and were the only team from a German-speaking university to qualify for the oral phase of the competition, which took place on April 7 and 8 at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. In the oral pleadings against the eight best groups of opponents, the Basel team put up a good fight against the representatives of the universities of Lyon and Aix-Marseille and ultimately achieved a good 12th place. This year, the Basel team was led by lic. iur. lic. phil. Ronald Kunz and lic. iur. Yasmin Breitenstein from the Chair of European Law (Prof. Dr. S. Breitenmoser). We would once again like to thank our sponsors, F. Hoffmann La Roche AG, Max Geldner Foundation and Verein pro iure for their generous support, without which this success would not have been possible.