We are happy to share with you the news in relation to the CCBE Amicus Curiae Contest 2025 edition, organized by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE).
The CCBE Amicus Curiae Contest is a competition which is organized every year and which is addressed to law students (undergraduate, postgraduate, master) whose degree is a prerequisite to enter the legal profession, and trainee lawyers, in countries the Bars and Law Societies of which are members of the CCBE (see the full list of the CCBE members here: https://www.ccbe.eu/structure/members/).
The CCBE Amicus Curiae Contest consists of a fictitious amicus curiae brief submitted by law students/trainee lawyers to be selected each year on a competitive basis. However, this amicus curiae brief is fictitious in the sense that it is not intended to be used in any actual ongoing proceedings.
The aims of this contest are as follow:
- Supporting a threatened lawyer by providing a forum for their defence.
- Making the CCBE and its work known to the population of young future European lawyers.
- Emphasizing the essential role of lawyers in the construction and defence of the rule of law.
- Providing practical experience to law students and trainee lawyers aspiring to become lawyers by giving them the opportunity to practice writing a note that would take the form of an amicus curiae
The languages of the contest are English and French.
The winner of the contest will also be invited to an award ceremony and to participate in a CCBE Plenary Session, which next year will take place in Bordeaux, France.
The registration process will start on 1st September 2024.
All the information about the contest and how to participate, as well as a video of the Award Ceremony of the 1st and 2nd edition of the contest, are available on the CCBE’s website.
