The Specialists’ Course will cover the key aspects of the international protection of refugees. The topics will range from the analysis of international refugee law and its complementarity with other bodies of law to the different displacement phases. The causes that force people to flee, the protection risks encountered through the displacement cycle, and the search and implementation of durable and sustainable solutions will also be examined. Additional refugee-related issues, including topics of emerging importance, are further analyzed through a cross-cutting approach, such as gender-based violence and the protection of internally displaced and stateless people.

The Course aims at promoting law, principles, and policies related to the international protection of refugees, strengthening the knowledge of participants of key legal concepts in international refugee protection, and enhancing their skills in developing and applying policies and standards in conformity with international law.


Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot is one of the world’s largest and most prestigious moot competitions, held annually in Vienna.  The Vis Moot is organized by the Association for the organization and promotion of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Moot and sponsored by numerous institutions worldwide, such as UNCITRAL, International Chamber of Commerce, American Arbitration Association, The London Court of International Arbitration, Swiss Arbitration Association and the like.  The goal of the Vis Moot is to “foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration for resolution of international business disputes”. For more information see: https://vismoot.pace.edu/