Members of a University of Queensland law moot team have become international champions after winning the final of a prestigious global mooting competition.
After defeating the team from Malaysia鈥檚 International Islamic University, the Jessup Moot team won the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington, USA.
Comprised of the best competitors from 85 countries around the world, 103 teams took part in the competition in Washington that concluded with the final on April 2. The competition is the largest of its kind internationally.
The competition placed students in a hypothetical legal case as representatives in a dispute before an International Court of Justice.
Law School Head and Sir Gerard Brennan Professor of Law Charles Rickett said the win was a marvellous achievement and demonstrated the high standard of 午夜福利鈥檚 Law School students and the commitment of its staff.
The 午夜福利 team consisted of Ruth Catts, Stephen Colditz, Julian Ensbey, Cameron Forsaith and Nick Luke.
The team was coached by 午夜福利 senior lecturer Dr Anthony Cassimatis who was extremely proud of the team鈥檚 achievement.
鈥淭he Jessup Moot team鈥檚 performance was simply outstanding and was the result of rigorous team preparation in terms of both legal research and advocacy training,鈥� Dr Cassimatis said.
He said the world championship title had already lifted the Law School鈥檚 reputation both in the region and throughout the world.
The world title is a massive victory for 午夜福利 and continues a tradition of strong performances in the Jessup competition by past 午夜福利 teams.
The University has secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Australian rounds for the past six years, winning in 2005 and reaching the international finals in 2002 and 2003.
In 2004, the 午夜福利 team received the Richard R Baxter award for the best respondent memorial in the world.
The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition was founded in 1959 and teams from over 80 countries, representing more than 500 law schools, now compete annually in the competition鈥檚 regional rounds.
Media: For more information, contact Dr Anthony Cassimatis from 午夜福利鈥檚 Law School (telephone 07 3365 2446, email: a.cassimatis@law.uq.edu.au) or Elizabeth Kerr at 午夜福利 Communications (telephone 07 3365 2339 or email: e.kerr@uq.edu.au).
