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Fourth place out of 95 universities in ELSA European Human Rights MOOT Court Competition

28 February 2017

Between 13 and 16 February 2017, a team of LLM students from the Faculty of Law, University of Groningen participated in the final rounds of the fifth annual ELSA European Human Rights Moot Court Competition.

The Groningen team was selected from among 95 universities after presenting written submissions for a fictitious case involving a ticking bomb scenario, the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, and the right to privacy among others.

In the final oral rounds, the Groningen team faced twenty other finalists where they had to orally plead their case before real judges and representatives of the European Court of Human Rights. The Groningen team managed to end up in the fourth place, after losing the semi-finals against a team from the Ukraine that in the end won the competition.

Fourth place out of 95 universities is an excellent result and demonstrates the quality and hard work of the team, and the capacity of the coaches to run a successful moot court team that places Groningen and the Faculty of Law on the (legal educational) map! The team is composed of Meaghan Beyer, Aitlina Petrova, Sophie McGlacken, and Amy Taylor, and coached by Dr Panos Merkouris and Dr Antenor Hallo de Wolf, assisted by Lottie Lane (LLM).

The team (photo: Dr Antenor Hallo de Wolf)
The team (photo: Dr Antenor Hallo de Wolf)

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Last modified:18 January 2024 1.52 p.m.
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