About The Moot
About The Moot
The K. K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court is held at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (India) in the 3rd weekend of January every year.
However, due to the sudden resurgence in COVID-19 cases globally, the 17th and 18th editions of the Moot Court were held virtually. Due to a delay in the start of the session and examinations at the Campus Law Centre, the 19th and 20th editions of the Moot Court were held physically from 17th to 19th February, 2023 and 15th to 17th March, 2024 respectively.
Starting from the 21st edition, the Moot Court will be held in the month of February. The 21st edition of the Moot Court will be held from 21st February to 23rd February, 2025 at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
This is the only exclusive International Criminal Law Moot Court held in India. Since 2005, the Competition has been held annually at the Campus Law Centre premises in memory of Late Sh. K. K. Luthra, Senior Advocate, an eminent criminal lawyer, whose legal career spanned from 1949 till his demise in 1997. The Competition was instituted and organized by Mrs. Nirmal Luthra and after her demise in January, 2020, now is continuing to hold the Competition with the Campus Law Centre through the Nirmal Luthra Foundation, a charitable trust.
In 2005, over 16 top institutions from all over India participated in the inaugural edition of the Competition. In 2009 the Competition went International and saw participation from over 40 institutions.
In the last 5 editions of the competition over 60 universities and law colleges have participated. However, due to the overwhelming registration of 155 teams and the excellent standard of memorials, the total number of qualifying teams has been increased from 60 to 72 for the 20th K.K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court in 2024 as also participation from International Universities such as Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, Northumbria University Law School, University of Warwick, Bangor University Law School, University of Bristol Law School, Kingston University London School of Law Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Oxford (UNITED KINGDOM), The George Washington University Law School (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA), Australian National University (AUSTRALIA), National University of Singapore (SINGAPORE), Universitas Gadjah Mada (INDONESIA), Pakistan College of Law, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Indus College of Law, Foundation College of Law, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (PAKISTAN), Sri Lanka Law College, University of Colombo, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University (SRI LANKA), Kathmandu School of Law, Kathmandu University School of Law, National Law College, Prithvi Narayan Campus (Tribhuvan University), Nepal Law Campus (NEPAL), University of Lusaka, Cavendish University (ZAMBIA), London College of Legal Studies (South), Khulna University, Daffodil International University, University of Asia Pacific, Bangladesh University of Business and Technology, East West University, Bangladesh University of Professionals, North South University, State University of Bangladesh (BANGLADESH), University of Ibadan (NIGERIA), Strathmore University, Moi University, University of Nairobi, Africa Nazarene University (KENYA), Midlands State University, University of Zimbabwe, Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZIMBABWE), Kardan University (AFGANISTHAN), Islamic University of Sultan Sharif Ali (BRUNEI) and Hankuk University (SOUTH KOREA).
The Competition has focused on topical criminal law issues with subjects ranging from medical negligence, information technology and cybercrime, unlawful activities and terrorism, online banking fraud, International Criminal Law and Genocide, Impeachment of Judges of the International Criminal Court, Narcotics, Trial by Media and Defence Entrapment and related issues in criminal jurisprudence.
The Moot Problem, the Rules along with the Schedule of the Competition are available on the website (www.kkluthramoot.org).
For any queries regarding the Competition, please write to info@kkluthramoot.org