Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA), in partnership with the Public Interest Lawyering Initiative West Africa (PILIWA), is pleased to announce the inaugural edition of the ACA-PILIWA Moot Court Competition—open exclusively to law students from universities in South-West Nigeria.
The competition will take place in a hybrid format from 17th to 28th November 2025. The preliminary and the quarter-final rounds will be held virtually while the semi-finals and the final rounds will take place in-person at the College of Law, Caleb University, Magodo City Campus, Lagos State, Nigeria.
This landmark event aims to inspire the next generation of public interest lawyers by engaging undergraduate law students in critical issues surrounding human rights and environmental justice in Africa.
Participants will explore the application of regional and international human rights instruments, strengthen their legal research and oral advocacy skills, and deepen their understanding of public interest litigation in contemporary legal and social contexts.
Interested qualified applicants are to reach out to the organizers via this e-mail address for further information: piliwamoot@advocatesforalternatives.org
About the Organizers
Advocates for Community Alternatives (ACA)
Founded in 2016 and incorporated in both the United States and Ghana, ACA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting West African communities threatened by harmful external development projects. ACA helps communities define and pursue their own vision for sustainable development and actively engages in grassroots activism. The organization also offers legal, technical, and moral support to public interest lawyers advocating human rights, environmental justice, and community land rights.
Public Interest Lawyering Initiative West Africa (PILIWA)
The Public Interest Lawyering Initiative for West Africa (PILIWA) is a regional movement of lawyers driven by social justice to serve threatened communities. ACA is the coordinating body for PILIWA, which aims to inspire and train a movement of lawyers that serve communities and assist them to fight for their own vision of the future in the face of pressure from powerful political and economic actors. PILIWA members include individuals and organizations on the front lines of the fight for justice and sustainable development in eight West African countries.
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