ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû mooting team has taken out another international title, winning the , held in Beijing.
ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû law students Georgina Morgan, Amina Karcic and Ella Rooney represented Australia in the competition, which ran from 9-12 April.
Director of Mooting, Associate Professor Peter Billings said the team competed against teams from China, Poland and Sri Lanka during two days of semi-final rounds.
“The moot problem concerned unruly passengers and raised questions of international law to be decided before the International Court of Justice,” he said.
The ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû team competed against India’s National University of Judicial Sciences in the grand final before being announced as overall competition winners.
“Mooting before aviation experts was a privilege and a great experience for the students,” Dr Billings said.
“The ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû team were delighted to be announced as overall competition winners.”
Joseph Wheeler from coached the team, with support from academic staff, alumni and students at ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû’s .
“The students represented the law school with distinction and continued ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû's fine tradition and record of success in mooting competitions nationally and internationally,” Dr Billings said.
The three students received ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû Advantage Grants to assist with the costs of travelling to Beijing.
In the past year, ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû mooting teams have won the , and the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington DC, USA.
Media: Nadine Davidson-Wall, TCB School of Law, 3346 9263, n.davidson-wall@law.uq.edu.au.
