49th edition · 2026
Dilijan 2026 (EN)
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Lahore University of Management Sciences — Pakistan
- Catholic University of Leuven — Belgium
- Tbilisi State University — Georgia
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis
Editions
The editions, from 1989 to today
Every year the Competition takes place in one or more host cities, in a francophone or anglophone session. Upcoming editions and the full honors list are kept up to date from the Competition’s platform.
Upcoming & current editions.
No edition announced at the moment — the next host cities and dates will be published here.
Honors.
Jean-Pictet Prize (winning team), finalists and Gilbert-Apollis Prize, edition by edition.
48th edition · 2026
Dilijan 2026
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- National Law School of India, Bangalore — India
- Kenyatta University — Kenya
- Tbilisi State University — Georgia
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis
47th edition · 2025
Denpasar 2025
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Lahore University of Management Sciences — Pakistan
- Finalists
- Pakistan College of Law — Pakistan
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Thorne Barasa (Strathmore University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Tatia Bisadze (Tbilisi State University)
46th edition · 2025
Antalya 2025 (FR)
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Laval University — Canada
- Finalists
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas — France
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Marine Karknawi (University of Liège)
45th edition · 2025
Antalya 2025
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of New South Wales — Australia
- Finalists
- San Francisco de Quito University — Ecuador
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Kate Darby (University of New South Wales)
44th edition · 2024
Pokhara 2024
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of New South Wales — Australia
- Finalists
- University of Colombo — Sri Lanka
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Kate Pennington (Texas Tech Law School)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Danson Kalaghe Ndunda (Moi University)
43rd edition · 2024
Bredene 2024 (EN)
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Buenos Aires — Argentina
- Finalists
- Tbilisi State University — Georgia
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Anam Fatima (Georgetown University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Mariam Jikia (Free University of Tbilisi)
42nd edition · 2024
Bredene 2024
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- Finalists
- University of Glasgow — United Kingdom
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Félix Vallée (Laval University)
41st edition · 2023
Forges-les-Eaux 2023
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Liège — Belgium
- Finalists
- Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University — Côte d'Ivoire
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Falmata Housseini Malam Laminou (Swiss UMEF University)
40th edition · 2023
Durrës 2023
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of the Philippines — Philippines
- Finalists
- Tel Aviv University — Israel
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Benjamin Greenacre (Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Melissa Ikawa (Strathmore University)
39th edition · 2022
Denpasar 2022
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of the Philippines — Philippines
- Finalists
- Universitas Gadjah Mada — Indonesia
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Sreypich Hout (National University of Management)
38th edition · 2022
Durrës 2022
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Cambridge — United Kingdom
- Finalists
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights — Switzerland
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Anuk Dharmasena (University of Colombo)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Alix Dubois (Paris Nanterre University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Alessandre Alonso (University of Cambridge)
37th edition · 2022
Cuernavaca 2022
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Tbilisi State University — Georgia
- Finalists
- US Air Force Academy — United States of America
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Angelina Galletti (San Francisco de Quito University)
36th edition · 2021
Durrës 2021 (EN)
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Kenyatta University — Kenya
- Finalists
- University of the Philippines — Philippines
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Stephen Hare (Royal University of Law and Economics)
35th edition · 2021
Durrës 2021
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- National Autonomous University of Mexico — Mexico
- Finalists
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem — Israel
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas — France
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Robert Hurd (Sciences Po Paris)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Alma Sigfridsson Hvoslef (Oslo University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Juliette Hamoir (University of Liège)
34th edition · 2020
Denpasar 2020 (EN)
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- National University of Singapore — Singapore
- Finalists
- Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights — Switzerland
- New York University — United States of America
- University of Essex — United Kingdom
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Munirah Binti Mohamed Halid (National University of Malaysia)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Amanda Halliday (University of Colombo)
33rd edition · 2020
Denpasar 2020
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of New South Wales — Australia
- Finalists
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas — France
- Laval University — Canada
- University of the Philippines — Philippines
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Shardul Gopujkar (Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Tayanç Tunca Molla (Galatasaray University)
32nd edition · 2019
Obernai 2019
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Tel Aviv University — Israel
- Finalists
- Laval University — Canada
- Strathmore University — Kenya
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas — France
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Marie Maldague (Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Kalika Kastein (International Christian University)
31st edition · 2019
Obernai 2019 (EN)
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- National Law School of India University of Bangalore — India
- Finalists
- San Francisco de Quito University — Ecuador
- University of Buenos Aires — Argentina
- National University of Singapore — Singapore
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Victoria More (Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Matiha Said (Kenya School of Law)
30th edition · 2018
Ohrid 2018
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Essex — United Kingdom
- Finalists
- Pakistan School of Law in Lahore — Pakistan
- Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve — Belgium
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Amna Khan (Pakistan School of Law in Lahore)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Lucy Forbes (University of New South Wales)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Charlotte Peiffer (University of Liège)
29th edition · 2017
Borjomi 2017
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Buenos Aires — Argentina
- Finalists
- University of Liège — Belgium
- New York University — United States of America
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Sebastian Dutz (New York University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Simon Niaku (Protestant University in Congo)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Carlos Eduardo Reyna Oie (Catholic Pontifical University of Peru)
28th edition · 2016
Évian-les-Bains 2016
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights — Switzerland
- Finalists
- University Grenoble-Alpes — France
- University of New South Wales — Australia
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Darren Zhao Rong Ou Yong (University of New South Wales)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Mikhal Shachar (Tel Aviv University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Aurélien Godefroy (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas)
27th edition · 2015
Charlottesville 2015
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- National University of Singapore — Singapore
- Finalists
- Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights — Switzerland
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas — France
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Nima Abdollahzade (University Shahid Beheshti)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Luciana Telléz Chavez (Peace University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Guillemette Blanc (University of Aix-Marseille)
26th edition · 2014
Sintra 2014
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Virginia — United States of America
- Finalists
- University of Essex — United Kingdom
- University Grenoble-Alpes — France
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — John Fox (University of Santa Clara)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Pierre Molard (University Grenoble-Alpes)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Jamie Brown (University of Groningen)
25th edition · 2013
Kanchanaburi 2013
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of New South Wales — Australia
- Finalists
- University of Santa Clara — United States of America
- University of Neuchâtel — Switzerland
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Tim Clark (University of New South Wales)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Julie Carlesso (University of Montréal)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Matias Gonzales Mama (University of Buenos Aires)
24th edition · 2012
Winterton 2012
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- Finalists
- Catholic Pontifical University of Peru — Peru
- National University of Singapore — Singapore
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Paulo Dutra (US Air Force Academy)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Augustin Denous (University of Caen-Normandy)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Giovanna Quiroz Guerra (Catholic Pontifical University of Peru)
23rd edition · 2011
Najac 2011
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Herzliya — Israel
- Finalists
- Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights — Switzerland
- University of Lomé — Togo
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Levan Asatiani (Tbilisi State University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Etienne Quillet (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Halim Shebaya (University of Nottingham)
22nd edition · 2010
Orford 2010
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Herzliya — Israel
- Finalists
- University of Montréal — Canada
- New York University — United States of America
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Ghislaine Ines Ofweley-Bate (National School of Administration and Judiciary)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Jeremy Etkind (University of New South Wales)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Benedict Enoon (National University of Singapore)
21st edition · 2009
Évian-les-Bains 2009
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Caen-Normandy — France
- Finalists
- University of Essex — United Kingdom
- National University of Singapore — Singapore
- University of Buenos Aires — Argentina
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Zoe Richards (Inter-Universities Team, Pakistan)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Maëlle Audoin (University of Caen-Normandy)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Dalila Bettina Seoane (University of Buenos Aires)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Samuel Njoroge Njeri (University of Nairobi)
20th edition · 2008
Schwarzenburg 2008
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Federal University of Minas Gerais — Brazil
- Finalists
- University of Buenos Aires — Argentina
- University of Nairobi — Kenya
- University of Liège — Belgium
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Ben Wink (University of Johannesburg)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Diego Valadares (Federal University of Minas Gerais)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Manon Ballestero (Free University of Brussels)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Teresita Segovia (Ibero-American University)
19th edition · 2007
El Escorial 2007
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of New South Wales — Australia
- Finalists
- Catholic Pontifical University of Peru — Peru
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- University of Lausanne — Switzerland
- National University of Singapore — Singapore
- University of Cape Town — South Africa
- Inn's of Court School of Law — United Kingdom
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Victor Saco (Catholic Pontifical University of Peru)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Matei Purice (University of Bucharest)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Renu Rajan Menon (National University of Singapore)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Shingira Samantha Masanzu (University of Cape Town)
18th edition · 2006
Vrnjačka Banja 2006
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- Finalists
- National University of Singapore — Singapore
- Universities of Eastern Cape — South Africa
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Raphael Mahaim (University of Lausanne)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Phoebe Knowles (London School of Economics)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Natalie Morris (New York University)
17th edition · 2005
Collonges-la-Rouge 2005
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- London School of Economics — United Kingdom
- Finalists
- University of Québec in Montréal — Canada
- University of New South Wales — Australia
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Sarala Kumari Subramaniam (National University of Singapore)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Marion Moulin (University of Caen-Normandy)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Marina Shin (University of World Economy and Diplomacy)
16th edition · 2004
Méjannes-le-Clap 2004
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Cambridge — United Kingdom
- Finalists
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights — Switzerland
- University of the Philippines — Philippines
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Fanny Lafontaine (University of Cambridge)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Nino Khaindrava (Tbilisi State University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Ben Batros (University of Cambridge)
15th edition · 2003
Nafplio & Jesolo 2003
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of New South Wales — Australia
- Finalists
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas — France
- Tbilisi State University — Georgia
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Christian Hotton (University of Buenos Aires)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Emmanuelle Devuyst (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Edwin Makori Bikundo (Utrecht University)
14th edition · 2002
Cascais 2002
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Fribourg — Switzerland
- Finalists
- Utrecht University — Netherlands
- Catholic University of Leuven — Belgium
- University of Rouen — France
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Inès Margarita Uprimmy (Raoul Wallenberg Institute)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — James Cockayne (Utrecht University)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Cristina Mauna (University of Montpellier)
13th edition · 2001
Laprugne & Cleveland 2001
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Catholic University of Leuven — Belgium
- Finalists
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas — France
- Inter-Universities Team — Pakistan
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Christopher Fretwell (University of Maastricht)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Lætitia Husson (University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Veronika Bilkova (Charles University)
12th edition · 2000
Sainte-Maxime & Mariefred 2000
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Catholic University of Leuven — Belgium
- Finalists
- High Military School of St-Cyr Coëtquidan — France
- New York University — United States of America
- University of Fribourg — Switzerland
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Tinneke Baeyens (Catholic University of Leuven)
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Nadine Thwaites (Free University of Brussels)
11th edition · 1999
Héraklion 1999
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Fribourg — Switzerland
- Finalists
- University of Buenos Aires — Argentina
- Geneva Institute of International Studies and Development — Switzerland
- Catholic University of Leuven — Belgium
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Tom Thomas (Catholic University of Leuven)
10th edition · 1998
Qawra 1998
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- Finalists
- Geneva Institute of International Studies and Development — Switzerland
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Christophe Menu (Geneva Institute of International Studies and Development)
9th edition · 1997
Cascais & Lisbon 1997
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University Clermont-Auvergne — France
- Finalists
- University of Essex — United Kingdom
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Céline Pouilly (Geneva Institute of International Studies and Development)
8th edition · 1996
Geneva 1996
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Québec in Montréal — Canada
- Finalists
- Geneva Institute of International Studies and Development — Switzerland
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Dominique Ménard (Bar School of Québec, Center of Sherbrooke)
7th edition · 1995
Paris 1995
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Geneva Institute of International Studies and Development — Switzerland
- Finalists
- University of Essex — United Kingdom
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Alexandre Dalmau (University of Québec in Montréal)
6th edition · 1994
Montréal & Québec 1994
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Royal Military School of Canada — Canada
- Finalists
- University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne — France
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Stéphane Dubreuil (Bar School of Québec, Center of Sherbrooke)
5th edition · 1993
Clermont-Ferrand 1993
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Essex — United Kingdom
- Finalists
- University of Montréal — Canada
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Catherine Bohémier (University of Montréal)
4th edition · 1992
Brussels 1992
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Bar School of Québec, Center of Montréal — Canada
- Finalists
- University of Aix-Marseille — France
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Daphné Cousineau (Bar School of Québec, Center of Montréal)
3rd edition · 1991
Geneva 1991
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Bar School of Québec, Center of Montréal — Canada
- Finalists
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Valérie Jochmans (Free University of Brussels)
2nd edition · 1990
Montpellier 1990
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- University of Aix-Marseille — France
- Finalists
- University of Neuchâtel — Switzerland
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Olivier Raluy (University Clermont-Auvergne)
1st edition · 1989
Clermont-Ferrand 1989
- Jean-Pictet Prize
- Free University of Brussels — Belgium
- Finalists
- University of Fribourg — Switzerland
- Gilbert-Apollis Prize
- Prix Gilbert-Apollis — Christian Linsi (University of Fribourg)