Moot Courts, Internships, and Publishing

LLM students from different programmes have the opportunity to pursue a variety of extracurricular activities during their studies (or afterwards in the case of internships).

Moot Courts

Participation in moot court competitions is occasionaly offered to students as part of the extracurricular activities in some of the LLMs. In the past, academic staff has provided extensive coaching for the written and oral phases of various moot courts such as the Telders International Moot Court Competition, the ICC Moot Court Competition, the Jean-Pictet Competition on International Humanitarian Law, the ELSA European Human Rights Moot Court Competition or the Pax Moot Court Competition. Law in practice activities such as moots offers students valuable experience in defending their legal arguments in front of judges. The particular moot court(s) students participate in varies from year to year and depends on student interest.

In 2016, a Groningen team placed 6th at the Telders Moot, and in 2017 a team placed 4th at the ELSA European Human Rights Moot. In 2020, a Groningen team ranked among the top 8 teams in the ELSA European Human Rights (virtual) Moot Court Competition. In 2022, a team from Groningen placed 2nd in the Frits Kalshoven Moot Court Competition.

Internships

Internships are an option within the Law in Practice module offered in each LLM programme. Likewise, all students have access to the Career Services of the Faculty of Law, where they can receive advise on internships as well as guidance on their post-LLM career paths.

Publishing

For students considering an academic career or want to raise their professional profile of activities, various opportunities exist for students to actively submit articles or papers to law focused journals or mediums, or be involved in their editorial activities. For example, some students submit articles to the Groningen Journal of International Law.

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