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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ law students, from left, Ella Rooney, Georgina Morgan and Amina Karcic with their trophy
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ law students, from left, Ella Rooney, Georgina Morgan and Amina Karcic with their trophy
15 April 2015

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.