Dear Judges and Advocates,
Welcome to the International Court of Justice of BERMUN2 2025!
In light of this year’s conference theme, “Fighting Inequality,” the ICJ will deliberate over the case Armenia vs. Azerbaijan on the Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
Nagorno Karabakh is an autonomous region in the former Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic that was claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan. This territorial dispute caused two wars in May 1994 and September 2020, before the region was formally dissolved in 2024. Armenia claims that Azerbaijan carried out “systemic racial discrimination, murder, torture, and inhuman treatment” targeting ethnic Armenians who formed a majority of the inhabitants of Nagorno Karabakh. Therefore, Azerbaijan allegedly violated its obligation under articles 2, 4, and 5 of the CERD, which address topics such as state-led racial discrimination, racial hierarchy, and the protection of equal rights.
On a more personal note, I am a 10th grader at the John F. Kennedy School in Berlin. In my free time, I enjoy dancing and spending time with friends! This will be my third conference, and first time as a Student Officer.
I look forward to seeing you at the conference!
Susannah Skinner
