162 ROLE-PLAY REVIEW THE FIRST KUTAFIN’S MODEL UNITED NATIONS By Dmitry Molchanov and Viacheslav Kokurkin (Russia) Authors Students, Kutafin Moscow State Law University E-mail addresses: dmitry.molchanov.93@gmail.com kokyrkin@yandex.ru Abstract This review describes the unique type of academic activities for students – Model United Nations. <...> In the modern society it became the world-wide movement that unites thousands of students from different countries. <...> The most important purpose of it is to discuss the key problems of the international community. <...> It combines the characteristics of the role-play, science conference and educational programme. <...> The popularity of such events and the number of Models UN are growing every year. <...> Several Models have been organized in Russia. <...> The basic event for the UN students’ movement in Moscow is the Moscow International Model United Nations held annually in MGIMO. <...> In 2015 Kutafin’s Law University joined the Model UN movement by organizing the first Kutafin’s University Model UN (KUMUN) on March 16-18. <...> Three committees were operating at the same time: the Security Council, the Human Rights Council and the 6th Committee of the General Assembly. <...> The delegates showed the highest level of diplomacy skills. <...> They learned how to negotiate and suggested many ways of solving the international problems stated in the final resolutions of the committees. <...> Keywords Moscow State Law University, United Nations, Security Council, Human Rights Council, 6th Committee of the General Assembly, conference, international law, private military companies, international interventions, state sovereignty, regional security www.kulawr.ru Volume 2 May 2015 Issue 1(3) KUTAFIN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW Dmitry Molchanov and Viacheslav Kokurkin The First Kutafin’s Model United Nations 163 Model United Nations is a role-play simulating the activities of the UN bodies. <...> Members act as representatives of the member states of the Organization and discuss current issues of the agenda of the UN. <...> Young people, participating in such events, have a unique opportunity to explore their own experience of diplomatic work of the United Nations and the decision-making process. <...> Now the simulation work of the United Nations is very popular in many countries. <...> One of the basic <...>