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