Prize Presentation Ceremony of the 19th Red Cross IHL Moot Court Competition for the Asia-Pacific Region.

First Ever Virtual IHL Moot Court for Asia Pacific Region Concludes in Hong Kong

Hong Kong/Beijing (ICRC)-- The ICRC and Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) jointly organized the 19th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition for the Asia-Pacific Region through a virtual format for the first time on 11-14 March 2021.
Article 15 March 2021 China

A total of 26 teams from 24 cities across the Asia-Pacific region participated in this year's competition. Victoria University of Wellington from New Zealand won the championship, defeating University of Tokyo in the final round. Awards for the best written Memorials went to University of the Philippines (for Prosecutor) and National University of Taiwan (for Defendant).

The judges for the Moot Court Competition involved around 55 legal professionals, drawn from Hong Kong, mainland China and other countries and regions, including practicing lawyers, law professors, diplomats, government legal counsels, local & international judges and ICRC legal experts.

The Moot Court Competition in Hong Kong represents the culmination of a year of IHL study and moot court competitions for the participants. The Hong Kong Moot is the final step in a series of sub-regional, national and local rounds that took place in 2020, involving more than 1,000 students, professors, advocates, judges and other legal practitioners.

Final Round of the 19th Red Cross IHL Moot Court Competition for the Asia-Pacific Region.

List of winners:

The winning team

Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka (New Zealand)

The runner-up team

University of Tokyo (Japan)

The Best Memorials for Prosecutor

The best memorials
University of the Philippines (Philippines)

The 1st honorable submission
Universitas Padjadjaran (Indonesia)

The 2nd honorable submission
University of Tokyo (Japan)
Universiti Utara Malaysia (Malaysia)

The Best Memorials for Defendant

The best memorials
National Taiwan University (China Taiwan)

The 1st honorable submission
National Law Institute University, Bhopal (India)

The 2nd honorable submission
Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (China)
University of Dhaka (Bangladesh)

The Best Mooter

The Best Mooter
Mr Taran Molloy
Victoria University of Wellington– Te Herenga Waka (New Zealand)

The 1st honorable mooter
Ms Mei KANEHARA
University of Tokyo (Japan)

The 2nd honorable mooter
Mr Christopher Paul CLAYTON
University of Tokyo (Japan)

Top 8 teams

The University of Hong Kong (China Hong Kong)
University of Tokyo (Japan)
Royal University of Law and Economics (Cambodia)
Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka (New Zealand)
University of the Philippines (Philippines)
The University of Sydney (Australia)
China University of Political Science and Law (China)
Singapore Management University (Singapore)

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