National IHL Competition for Students

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Watch this short clip from the 2010 National Competition 

Click Here to view the complete simulation of the final event from the 2010 National Competition

 General:

 The National IHL Competition is a four-day event organized by the International Red Cross and Red Crescent delegation in Israel. During the competition, teams of three students from different Israeli academic institutions participate in several rounds of simulations that not only test their knowledge of international humanitarian law but also their ability to apply it to real-life situations (such as giving legal advice on the legitimacy of bombing a bridge which is used to transport weapons to enemy troops but is also essential to the delivery of essential food supplies to the civilian population).

The object and purpose of the event is to educate and familiarize students with the different aspects and delicate balances within IHL. The students are not only required to acquire a vast knowledge in international law and in particular in IHL, but they also to learn how to advocate such rules in accordance with their role in the simulations.

 The winning team will receive the IHL Competition Award and will automatically admitted and be granted sponsorship by the competition committee to the Pictet international IHL competition. 

It is noteworthy the in the last decade the Israeli national competition has produced the winning team of the international competition in 2010 and 2011 (the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya - IDC) and 2019 (Tel-Aviv University).

Throughout the years, many team representing Israeli academic institutions have participated in the competition (including Haifa University, Tel-Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, Hebrew University, Sha'arei Mishpat College, Ramat-Gan College, Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Ono Academic College, College of Management and Sapir College).

 Winning teams (in brackets are the runner ups):

2007 - Hebrew University I (College of Management I)

2008 - University of Haifa I (Hebrew University)

2009 - Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (Hebrew University)

2010 - Hebrew University (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya)

2011 - Hebrew University II (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya III)

2012 - Hebrew University I (Hebrew University II)

2013 - Hebrew University (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya)

2014 - Hebrew University II (Hebrew University I)

2015 - Hebrew University I (Tel-Aviv University A, Hebrew University D)

2016 - Hebrew University II (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya II)

2017 - Tel-Aviv University I (Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya I)

2018 - Tel-Aviv University I (Hebrew University of Jerusalem II)

2019 - Hebrew University A (Hebrew University B)

2020 - Hebrew University (Bar-Ilan University)

2021 - Reichman University (Hebrew University)

2022 - Tel-Aviv University D (Hebrew University F)

2023  (postponed to February 2024) - Bar-Ilan University B (Hebrew University E)