MINSK, 20 September (BelTA) – Students from 11 countries will take part in the 13th International Law Competition “Youth for Peace” that will take place in Minsk on 24-28 September, BelTA learned from the press service of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus.
Taking part in the contest will be students of 16 universities from the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, China, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Romania, Turkey and Finland. Representatives of the last two countries will participate in the contest for the first time.
“This is a unique project, the only competition of this kind in Eastern Europe and the CIS. It is in the top three most prestigious European competitions in international law. The major goal of the project is to promote tolerance among the youth, facilitate an intercultural dialogue, and demonstrate the importance of peaceful co-existence of nations,” Deputy Rector for Academic Affairs, Doctor of Law, Professor Yelena Dovgan said.
Apart from the competition rounds, the program of the international forum features lectures in English by judges of the competition and a roundtable session by the Belarusian branch of the International Law Association involving Belarusian and foreign experts in international humanitarian law. Apart from that, the students and judges will be offered an extensive excursion and entertainment program, including presentation of national cultures and universities.
The International Law Competition “Youth for Peace” has been held since 2006. In 2015 it was included by the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the list of prestigious contests in international law. Representatives of 38 countries have taken part in the competition over 12 years of its history, including students of the best law schools from the United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Cuba, India, the Netherlands and other countries. The jury of the competition includes leading foreign experts in international law.
The event is organized by the International University MITSO under the auspices of the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus.
