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ABOUT MODEL ARAB LEAGUE?
E-MAIL PROGRAM COORDINATOR
MEGAN GEISSLER
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ARAB COURT OF JUSTICE
The Arab Court of Justice (ACJ) is a moot court created to provide Model Arab League (MAL) student delegates an exercise in
international law. No such court exists within the structure of the League of Arab States. The ACJ is a unique experience for new and experienced
MAL participants. Updated rules of procedure for the Court can be found in the MAL Handbook.
The ACJ convenes at the Northeast, Southeast, and National University MALs. Every delegate assigned to the Court presents arguments as an Advocate for one of five cases (this includes drafting and submitting a Memorial or Counter-Memorial before the Model), and sit as a Justice on the Bench to hear, deliberate, and help draft Opinions on the other four cases.
Student must apply to participate in the ACJ, and the National Council will assign particular individuals to each case based on their qualifications. Students participate in the ACJ apart from and in place of representing their school's country on a Council at the Model Arab League.
Students can apply for the ACJ as a single individual or as a pair of students. A single individual will be the sole Advocate for his assigned country's case, and serve as a Justice for each of the other four cases. A pair of students will both serve as Advocates for their assigned country's case, but only one can serve as a speaking and voting Justice on each of the other four cases (the other individual is welcome to provide support to the Justice but cannot participate in the proceedings for that case -- pairs are encouraged to switch the Justice role in different cases). Pairs should apply separately but clearly indicate they wish to work as a team on their application.
2010 Cases
| Panel A (Presiding Judge: Michael Khalil) |
| 1. Eritrea v. Saudi Arabia - on the rights of foreign nationals living and working in Saudi Arabia |
| 2. Algeria v. Morocco - on the status of Saharawi refugees living in camps in southern Algeria |
| 3. Kuwait v. Iraq - regarding war reparations still owed to Kuwait |
| 4. Sudan v. Tunisia - regarding granting political asylum or granting a request for extradition |
| 5. Qatar v. Libya - regarding questions of cyber-crime and whether "hacking" into secure data banks is a violation of international law |
| Panel B (Presiding Judge: Ken W. Lewis) |
| 1. Oman v. Yemen - regarding the environmental protection of sea turtles and their spawning grounds |
| 2. Palestine v. Egypt - regarding Egypt's blocking of border passages between Egypt and the Gaza Stip and challenging the legality of Egypt's underground border barrier |
| 3. Somalia v. Djibouti - regarding the presence of foreign bases in Djibouti and violations of basic principles of freedom of the seas |
| 4. Comoros v. UAE - alleging the production of counterfeit perfume essences that displace Comoros-produced 'ylang-ylang' essence in the international market |
| 5. Bahrain v. Syria - alleging lack of enfocement action against child trafficking networks operating in Syria and Jordan |
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