Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» of Queensland mooting team has taken out another international title, winning the , held in Beijing.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» 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 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» 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 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» 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 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»’s .
“The students represented the law school with distinction and continued Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s fine tradition and record of success in mooting competitions nationally and internationally,” Dr Billings said.
The three students received Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Advantage Grants to assist with the costs of travelling to Beijing.
In the past year, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» 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.