Hong Kong: Highlights from IHL moot court competition
In the second general round, a mooter from Soochow University (Taiwan, China) gives her submission for the prosecutor.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
General rounds' judges at the certificate presentation ceremony after the general rounds on 7 March.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
Participants from National University of Mongolia (Mongolia) review their scores for the general rounds. They were awarded the second honourable submission (the third best memorial) for prosecution.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
At a seminar held on 9 March, Dr Amrith Rohan Perera, permanent representative of Sir Lanka to the United Nations, and Judge Liu Daqun, judge of the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, give keynote speeches and answer questions from the audience.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
Xinhua News Agency’s Hong Kong correspondent interviews team members from University of New South Wales (Australia) after the final round. Mr Christopher Chiam (second from the right), who won the best mooter award, says that this competition offered him a better understanding of IHL, broadened his horizons and ignited his interest in more legal areas. He also intends to continue his research on certain relevant topics.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Xinyan LIU
After the final round on 10 March, participants from University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China) and the International Christian University/ the University of Tokyo team (Japan) pose for a group photo.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
Gujarat National Law University (India) won this year’s competition. Mr Raghav Bhargava (first from the right) was awarded the first honourable mention (the second best mooter) award.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
Singapore Management University (Singapore), one of the top four teams, was awarded the second honourable submission (the third best memorial) for presenting their defence.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
Peking University (China) won the first honourable submission (the second best memorial) award for prosecution.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
Mooters participated in the War Zone 90 programme in the Humanitarian Education Centre at the Hong Kong Red Cross Headquarters on 8 March.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Xinyan LIU
Mooters found the War Zone 90 programme quite interesting.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Xinyan LIU
The mooters acted as civilians in a simulated war environment.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Yongtao XIANG
The mooters shared their experiences and their knowledge of IHL afterwards.CC BY-NC-ND / ICRC / Xinyan LIU
On 10 March 2018, the 16th Red Cross international humanitarian law moot court competition for the Asia-Pacific Region concluded at the High Court of Hong Kong. After four days of fierce competition, Gujarat National Law University (India) won the first prize, followed by University of New South Wales (Australia). University of Auckland (New Zealand) and Singapore Management University (Singapore) also entered the semi-final round as the top four teams.
The full list of winners:
Final-round teams
Winning Team: Gujarat National Law University (India)
Runner-Up Team: University of New South Wales (Australia)
Individual prizes for mooters
Best mooter: Mr Christopher Chiam, University of New South Wales (Australia)
First honourable mention: Mr Raghav Bhargava, Gujarat National Law University (India)
Second honourable mention: Mr Tsun Fung Yau, The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Memorial prizes
Best memorial for prosecution: Gujarat National Law University (India)
First honourable submission for prosecution: Peking University (China)
Second honourable submission for prosecution: National University of Mongolia (Mongolia)
Best memorial for defence: University of Auckland (New Zealand)
First honourable submission for defence: Gujarat National Law University (India)
Second honourable submission for defence: Singapore Management University (Singapore) and The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
Top eight teams
Gujarat National Law University (India)
Nirma University (India)
Singapore Management University (Singapore)
The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
University of Auckland (New Zealand)
University of Colombo (Sir Lanka)
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of the Philippines (Philippines)
