Singapore Management University (Singapore) wins ICC Moot Court Competition, English version

Singapore Management University (Singapore) won the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition – English edition. The final round was held today, 1 June 2018, in Courtroom I of the ICC in The Hague (the Netherlands). West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (India) and the Honorable Society of the King's Inns (Ireland) won, respectively, second and third places. The award for the Best Speaker went to Vinayak Chawla from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (India). Members of the winning team are Yi Ling Ilene Chua, Tracy Gani, Chuan Lee, Pei Qi Ng, Si Ying Tessa Tan, Victoria Yu and Samson Lim.

On the judge's bench for this competition were ICC Judge Geoffrey A. Henderson, presiding, and ICC legal officers Anthony Abato and Namita Singh.

This version of the ICC Moot Court Competition is organised by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies – Leiden University, in partnership with the International Bar Association and sponsored by the Planethood Foundation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and The Hague Municipality. Top students of 65 universities from almost 45 countries and six continents worldwide participated in the preliminary stage of this year's ICC Moot Court Competition.

In the context of its Academic Programme, the ICC supports the organisation of ICC Moot Court Competitions in Chinese, English, Russian and Spanish, with a view to also support Arabic and French versions in the future. These initiatives play a critical role in galvanising interest in the Court's work with academic communities as well as in enhancing promotion and respect for international criminal law. 

Photos of the competition and awards ceremony are available: here

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