From Geneva to the Classroom: The Research and Educational Significance of the Model UPR

Citation

Etone D (2026) From Geneva to the Classroom: The Research and Educational Significance of the Model UPR. https://www.legalscholars.ac.uk/2026/06/08/from-geneva-to-the-classroom-the-research-and-educational-significance-of-the-model-upr/: Society of legal Scholars. https://www.legalscholars.ac.uk/2026/06/08/from-geneva-to-the-classroom-the-research-and-educational-significance-of-the-model-upr/

Abstract
On 21 and 22 May 2026, the University of Stirling hosted a quiet but significant milestone in UK legal education: the inaugural Model Universal Periodic Review UK Edition. Five universities, six simulated states, two days, and one ambitious goal, to bring the most universal human rights mechanism on the planet into the hands of the next generation of lawyers, diplomats, and advocates. The event, supported by funding from the Society of Legal Scholars, and the Clark foundation for Legal Education was not simply a teaching exercise. It was a statement about what human rights education in the UK needs to incorporate into its curriculum design.