SPMUN 2023

Sciences Pistes Model United Nations

Nov 24–26, 2023 Reims, France

Sciences Pistes Model United Nations

Latest edition: SPMUN 2025Nov 14–16, 2025

Conference

Reims, France·Europe

Nov 24–26, 2023

250 delegates expected

University students

In English and French

How it went

4.2179 ratings from delegates
Academics
4.25
Logistics
4.14
Social programme
4.23

About

Embracing Transformation: A juncture for a better future

Important: This conference is open to Sciences Po Paris students only (all campuses). All outside applications will be rejected.

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Committees

  • 12 countries
    1. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
    2. Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.
    • Tarun Anant Ruschmeier
    • Saamiya Laroia

    SCOTUS - Supreme Court of the United States (EN)

    Expert · English · 12 countries

    Topics

    1. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
    2. Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.

    About the committee

    Is money spent on politics by companies free speech? Should foreign companies committing crimes against humanity abroad be brought to justice in US Courts? Take the role of a US Supreme Court Justice or an Attorney and re-decide two of the most important Supreme Court cases of the decade. In Citizens United v. FEC the US Supreme Court declared that money spent on political advocacy was protected as free speech, allowing corporations to spend billions on political goals. Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. analyzes crimes against humanity committed in Nigeria and asks if foreign companies can be held accountable for crimes committed in foreign countries against foreign nationals in US courts.

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  • 10 countries
    1. AI: the new perspectives of technology
    • Kmar El Matri

    English Crisis - Pro AI Introduction (EN)

    Beginner · English · 10 countries

    Topic

    AI: the new perspectives of technology

    About the committee

    Join the Artificial Intelligence committee and debate on one of the most discussed topics of the moment. The delegates will have the opportunity to embody characters from the “Pro Artificial Intelligence introduction” and the “Against Artificial Intelligence introduction” groups while examining the impact of this new high technology on fields like education, entertainment or policymaking and deciding the future of the system we know. How would AI reshape the institutional affairs? Would human activity adapt to this structural change? The chair is interpreting: Samuel Harris Altman (Entrepreneur and Co-founder of OpenAI)

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  • 11 countries
    1. Russian Roulette: Political Turmoil in the Kremlin
    • Pedro Ezquer

    English Crisis - Russian Unionist Cabinet (EN)

    Intermediate · English · 11 countries

    Topic

    Russian Roulette: Political Turmoil in the Kremlin

    About the committee

    Join the Russian Roulette committee and navigate the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse in the early 1990s. Amidst a power vacuum and geopolitical tensions, delegates, embodying "Unionist" or "Secessionist" factions, must grapple with redefining borders, forging diplomatic ties, and addressing economic challenges. The fate of nations rests on decisions made as delegates work to preserve unity or advocate for independence. How can a centralized regime transition smoothly to a decentralized landscape? How do ethnic diversity and nationalism shape the new order? The chair will represent: Mikhail Gorbachev (President of the Soviet Union)

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  • 15 countries
    1. Accords de Grenelle
    • Paul Blanquart
    • Shereen Abdul Razak

    French Crisis 1968 (FR)

    Beginner · French · 15 countries

    Topic

    Accords de Grenelle

    About the committee

    Mai 68. La France s’embrase. Société de consommation, capitalisme, impérialisme : c’est une société entière qui est remise en question. Tandis que les étudiants s’insurgent contre le fonctionnement de l’université française, les salariés protestent contre leurs conditions de travail. Les manifestations prennent de plus en plus d’ampleur. Rapidement, des grèves massives paralysent le pays. Cette crise sociale généralisée met en péril les sommets de l'État. Alors que le gouvernement n’avait pas bougé jusque-là, le 25 mai 1968, après une nuit d’émeutes particulièrement violentes, le Premier ministre Georges Pompidou convoque une réunion tripartite entre gouvernement, patronat et syndicats. Les négociations vont durer plus de 25 heures, sur 2 jours, et changer à jamais la face de la société française. SMIG, salaires, temps de travail, âge de la retraite, libertés syndicales… : vous avez le pouvoir de les moduler, alors, à quels accords parviendrez-vous pour tenter d’apaiser la crise?

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  • 8 countries
    1. Procès de Lau Kim Lorn (Nuon Chea)
    • Nour Benkhabecheche
    • Eléonore Blanchet

    Cour Pénale Internationale (FR)

    Expert · French · 8 countries

    Topic

    Procès de Lau Kim Lorn (Nuon Chea)

    About the committee

    Lau Kim Lorn aussi appelé Nuon Chea était un ancien haut dirigeant des khmers rouges et a été reconnu coupable de crimes contre l’humanité par les Chambres extraordinaires au sein des tribunaux cambodgiens commis à divers endroits sur l’ensemble du territoire du Cambodge pendant la période du Kampuchéa démocratique, qui a duré du 17 avril 1975 au 6 janvier 1979. Cette simulation de la CPI sera une occasion pour vous d’approfondir ou de découvrir le cas dans le cadre d’une autre juridiction qu’est la CPI. À cette cour, il est accusé de 4 chefs d’accusation de crimes contre l’humanité. Pourrez-vous changer son sort ?

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  • 30 countries
    1. La crise au Sahel: entre insécurité et instabilité politique
    • Aya Serragui
    • Romain Rapuc

    UN Human Rights Council (FR)

    Intermediate · French · 30 countries

    Topic

    La crise au Sahel: entre insécurité et instabilité politique

    About the committee

    La Région du Sahel en Afrique fait face à une crise sécuritaire, humanitaire, et financière ; ce comité concerne principalement les graves violations des droits humains commises par les groupes armés non-étatiques et aussi des forces de sécurité. Selon le directeur de l’ONU, “la crise sécuritaire au Sahel représente une menace mondiale. Si rien n’est fait, les effets du terrorisme, de l'extrémisme violent et du crime organisé seront ressentis bien au-delà de la région et du continent africain.”. Le comité est réduit de 47 membres a 20 membres, chaque région étant réduite à l'exception de l’Afrique qui conserve une proportion plus élevée d’Etats membres actuels en raison de la région d'intérêt pour le comité.

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  • 32 countries

    In 1995, the Kyoto Protocol operationalised the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, legally binding signatories to reduce emissions targets. In the two decades since its enactment, the climate crisis has catapulted into public consciousness. According to Gitnux Market Data, 66% of people in 17 top-emitting countries believe that climate change is a threat. This committee seeks to reanalyse and rewrite the historic Kyoto Protocol, aiming to utilise the knowledge of the 21st century to proactively combat and mitigate the adverse effects of global warming. This committee will include both countries who have already signed the Kyoto protocol, those who have and have not signet it yet, including most vulnerable countries to climate change.

    • Natalia Salcedo
    • Tamara Abou Zainab

    Renegotiating Kyoto Protocol (EN)

    Beginner · English · 32 countries

    About the committee

    In 1995, the Kyoto Protocol operationalised the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, legally binding signatories to reduce emissions targets. In the two decades since its enactment, the climate crisis has catapulted into public consciousness. According to Gitnux Market Data, 66% of people in 17 top-emitting countries believe that climate change is a threat. This committee seeks to reanalyse and rewrite the historic Kyoto Protocol, aiming to utilise the knowledge of the 21st century to proactively combat and mitigate the adverse effects of global warming. This committee will include both countries who have already signed the Kyoto protocol, those who have and have not signet it yet, including most vulnerable countries to climate change.

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  • 14 countries
    1. Addressing Security Challenges in Libya: Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, and Regional Stability
    • Capucine Faessler
    • Dareen Mohamed

    UNSC - United Nations Security Council (EN)

    Expert · English · 14 countries

    Topic

    Addressing Security Challenges in Libya: Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, and Regional Stability

    About the committee

    Inspired by their neighbors in Tunis and Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, the people of Libya rallied to tear down their 5 decades-long ruler, Muammar Gaddhafi. The repression and the multiplicity of events following this day lead the United Nations Security Council to gather on March 17th, 2011, with the aim of Addressing Security Challenges in Libya. In this Historical UN Security Council, the main goals are peacebuilding and conflict resolution. Taking into account the regional context, the aim of the UN is also to ensure regional stability while facing a diversity of actors. The political stability of Libya and its path towards democracy are crucial topics of debate among the International community. In fact, the presence of terrorist organisation and networks of arms trafficking play a role in the construction of a perennial solution.

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  • 25 countries
    1. La restitution des biens culturels : le retour des biens culturels pillés durant le colonialisme à leurs pays d’origine
    • Aurélie Retory
    • Alia Guedira
    • Aïda Emran

    UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (FR)

    Beginner · French · 25 countries

    Topic

    La restitution des biens culturels : le retour des biens culturels pillés durant le colonialisme à leurs pays d’origine

    About the committee

    Les effets et les séquelles de la période coloniale sont nombreux. Ils se manifestent sous des formes multiples et à l’échelle mondiale : problèmes économiques et humanitaires, instabilités politiques... Dans ce contexte, parler de restitutions des patrimoines volés, c’est ouvrir un nouveau chapitre, souvent ignoré par les anciennes puissances coloniales, dans une histoire plus vaste. La question des restitutions invite à mettre le doigt au cœur d’un système d’appropriation et d’aliénation, le système colonial, dont certains musées européens sont aujourd’hui les archives publiques. Après des décennies d’ignorance, qu'en est-il de cette question sensible, ne pouvant plus être ignorée, impliquant de multiples acteurs et des enjeux politiques, sociaux, économiques et culturels variés ? Ce comité vous invite à débattre dans une logique de réparation, de rééquilibrage de la géographie culturelle mondiale, mais aussi et surtout de nouveau départ entre les pays concernés.

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  • 11 countries
    1. Russian Roulette: Political Turmoil in the Kremlin
    • Pedro Cortez Masis

    English Crisis - Russian Secessionist Cabinet (EN)

    Intermediate · English · 11 countries

    Topic

    Russian Roulette: Political Turmoil in the Kremlin

    About the committee

    Join the Russian Roulette committee and navigate the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse in the early 1990s. Amidst a power vacuum and geopolitical tensions, delegates, embodying "Unionist" or "Secessionist" factions, must grapple with redefining borders, forging diplomatic ties, and addressing economic challenges. The fate of nations rests on decisions made as delegates work to preserve unity or advocate for independence. How can a centralized regime transition smoothly to a decentralized landscape? How do ethnic diversity and nationalism shape the new order? The chair will represent: Boris Yeltsin (President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR))

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  • 10 countries
    1. AI: the new perspectives of technology
    • David-antonio Gheorghiu

    English Crisis - Against AI Introduction (EN)

    Beginner · English · 10 countries

    Topic

    AI: the new perspectives of technology

    About the committee

    Join the Artificial Intelligence committee and debate on one of the most discussed topics of the moment. The delegates will have the opportunity to embody characters from the “Pro Artificial Intelligence introduction” and the “Against Artificial Intelligence introduction” groups while examining the impact of this new high technology on fields like education, entertainment or policymaking and deciding the future of the system we know. How would AI reshape the institutional affairs? Would human activity adapt to this structural change? The chair is interpreting: Doug Liman (film director and producer)

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