International Environmental Moot Court Competition

International Finals

18th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition

International Finals will be held at Stetson University College of Law, April 10-12, 2014.

2013-2014 Theme: Sea Turtle Protection and Cultural Practices

Record
Clarifications to the Record (posted Friday, September 13, 2013)
Rules

Regional and National Qualifying Rounds

Note: Teams must compete in a regional or participate in the memorial-only qualifying round to advance to the International Finals.

West Africa

Regional Coordinator: Environmental Governance Institute, Buea, Cameroon
Contact Executive Director John Manyitabot Takang at john.takang@engov-institute.org for more information.

East Asia

Host: Soongsil University College of Law, Seoul, Korea
Competition dates: November 19-23, 2013
Registration: October 1-15, 2013.
Participants

Teams from China (including Makao and Hong Kong), Guam, Japan, Mongolia, Saipan, Taiwan, and Korea must participate in the East Asia Regional Round to advance to the International Finals.
Teams from other Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Russia (but excluding India and ASEAN member states), will be allowed to participate at the East Asia Regional Rounds in Seoul.

For more details, go to http://www.ssu.ac.kr/html/themes/lawyer/index.htm.
Regional poster
Registration form

Southeast Asia

Host: University of the Philippines College of Law
Dates: December 19-21, 2013
Participants: Teams from countries that are ASEAN member states (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) must participate in the Southeast Asia Regional Round to advance to the International Finals.
For more details, go to:
https://www.facebook.com/18thStetsonSEARR
OR
http;//law.upd.edu.ph/stetsonsearr/

India, North and South

National Administrator: Professor Dr. N. Balu
Dates:

India South Rounds, November 8-10, 2013
India North Rounds, November 22-24, 2013

Rules for the India North and South Rounds
Contact Dr. S. Ravichandran, Advocate & Head, Academic Initiatives & Moot Coordinator, Surana & Surana International Attorneys, at mootcourt@lawindia.com for more information.

Ireland

Regional Coordinator: Irish Law Society
Contact TP Kennedy, at tp.kennedy@LawSociety.ie for more information.

Latin America

Host: Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas de la Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia
Dates: November 13-15, 2013
Contact Juan Manuel Sabogal or Oscar Taborda, at mootcourtambiental@javeriana.edu.co, for more details.

North America

Host: University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Dates of regional round: January 24-26, 2014
To register, fill out the registration form and email the form to Peggy Gordon at mcgordon@law.stetson.edu or fax the form to Peggy Gordon at 727-343-9319.
Your application will be complete when we receive your application fee.

To submit a check,

Make the check payable to "Stetson University College of Law," and
Send the check to the attention of Professor Brooke Bowman, at

Stetson University College of Law
1401 61st Street South
Gulfport, Florida 33707

To pay by credit card, please fill out the credit card payment form and fax the form to Peggy Gordon at 727-343-9319.

International Memorial-Only Round

Registration deadline: October 4, 2013.
Registration form
Contact Professor Gardner, gardner@law.stetson.edu, with questions regarding eligibility.

17th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition

International Finals were held at Stetson University College of Law, March 21-23, 2013.

2012-2013 Theme: Transboundary haze and species protection

Record
Clarifications to the Record (posted Friday, Sept. 21, 2012)
Rules
International Finals Memorials

Results of Stetson's 17th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition, held in Gulfport, Fla., on March 21-23, 2013:

Champion: Pepperdine University School of Law
Runner-up: Law Society of Ireland
Best Oralist, Final Round: Austin Ward, Pepperdine University School of Law
Semifinalists:

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, India
China University of Political Science and Law

Quarterfinalists:

University of the Philippines College of Law (team 1307)
University of the Philippines College of Law (team 1318)
TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland, Australia
Hugh Wooding Law School, Trinidad and Tobago

Memorial Awards:

Best Memorial: China University of Political Science
Runner-up Best Memorial: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiva National Law University, Lucknow, India
Third Place Memorial: University of the Philippines College of Law (team 1318)

Oralist Awards, Preliminary Rounds:

Best Oralist: Katherine Quirke, Law Society of Ireland
Second Best Oralist: Luan Harford, Hugh Wooding Law School
Third Best Oralist: Annabel Baker, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Fourth Best Oralist: Danielle Edwards, Hugh Wooding Law School
Fifth Best Oralist: Smrithi Mariam Punnoose, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Law University
Sixth Best Oralist: Roli Sharma, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya Law University
Seventh Best Oralist: TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Eighth Best Oralist: Sol Beech Jang, Ewha Womens University and Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea

Spirit of Stetson Award: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil

Regional Rounds

Southern Africa Regional Round

Information forthcoming.
Contact Professor Gardner at gardner@law.stetson.edu, if you are interested in participating.

West Africa Regional Round

Host: University of Buea, Cameroon
Date: Dec. 6-7, 2012
Contact: Barrister Tambe at stanleytambeebot@yahoo.com

East Asia Regional Round

Host: Soongsil University's College of Law, in Seoul, South Korea.

Poster (in English)
Poster (in Korean 한국어)

Web site (in Korean)
Web site (in English)
Participants:

Teams from China, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Mongolia, Guam, and Saipan must participate in the East Asia Regional Round to advance to the International Finals.
Other East Asian and South Asian countries will be allowed to participate at East Asia Regionals in Seoul.

Dates:

Competition: Nov. 27 - Dec. 1, 2012
Registration deadline: Nov. 10, 2012
Memos due: Nov. 16, 2012

Registration form

For registration questions, contact: roy.partain@ssu.ac.kr

There is a planned cap of 28 teams. This will be determined on a first registered basis.
Registration fee is $250 per team.
Teams that apply after the cap is reached will be determined on a case-by-case basis, pending capacity.
More details, rules, and forms coming soon!

Southeast Asian Regional Round (memorial only)

Contact Professor Gardner at gardner@law.stetson.edu, if you are interested in participating.

Australian Regional Round

Host: Australian National University
Date: December 2012
Contact: Kate Edney at kate.edney88@gmail.com and see ANU ILS, at www.anuils.com/

Central and Eastern European Regional Round

Information forthcoming.
Contact Professor Gardner at gardner@law.stetson.edu, if you are interested in participating.

North and South India Regional Rounds:

Rules and Registration Form
See www.mootsite.com for details.
National Administrator for the 2012 North and South India Regional Rounds is Dr. Vinod Surana, Partern & CEO, Surana & Surana International Attorneys, email: mootcourt@lawindia.com

Irish Regional Round:

Information forthcoming
Contact TP Kennedy at tp.kennedy@LawSociety.ie for more information.

Latin American Regional Round

For more information about the Latin American Regional Round, please visit http://iemcc.wordpress.com/, and/or contact Vinicius Provensani at stetsonlatinamerica@gmail.com

North America Regional Round (there is only one North America Regional Round)

Host: American University Washington College of Law, in Washington, D.C.
Date: Feb. 8-10, 2013
More information about the regional will be provided closer to the date, when we have an idea of the number of teams competing.
Contact Erika Lennon, elennon@wcl.american.edu, with any questions.
Registration Form (PDF)
Authorization for Payment by Credit Card (PDF)
Memorials, North America Regional Round

16th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition

2011-2012 Theme: Nuclear issues

Record
Rules
Clarifications (finalized Oct. 3, 2011)

Results of Stetson's 16th Annual International Environmental Law Moot Court competition, held in Gulfport, Florida, on March 29-31, 2012
- Champion, International Finals: National Law University, Jodhpur, India
- Runner-up: University of California Hastings College of the Law
- Best Oralist, Final Round: Aritra Roy, National Law University, Jodhpur, India
- Semifinalists:
- Quarterfinalists:
- Memorial Awards:
- Oralist Awards, Preliminary Rounds:
- Spirit of Stetson Award: China University of Political Science

15th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition

2010-2011 Theme: Oil Pollution and the Marine Environment

Record
Clarification to the Record
Rules for the International Finals
Results from the 15th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition, hosted by University of Maryland School of Law:

Champion, International Finals: Law Society of Ireland, Team 1150
Runner-up: University of Hawaii, William Richardson School of Law
Best Oralist, Final Round: Laura Chen Allen, University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law
Semifinalists:
- Hugh Wooding Law School
- University of the Philippines College of Law
Quarterfinalists:
Memorial Awards:

Best Memorial: Ateneo de Manila School of Law
Second Place Memorial: University of the Philippines College of Law
Third Place Memorial: National University of Advanced Legal Studies, India

Oralist Awards, Preliminary Rounds:

Best Oralist: Lance Cidre, University of California-Hastings College of Law
Second Best Oralist: Vladimir F. Bedural, Ateneo de Manila School of Law
Third Best Oralist: Sarelle Buckley, Law Society of Ireland, Team 1143
Fourth Best Oralist: Douglas Raphael, University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law
Fifth Best Oralist: Luz Danielle O. Bolong, Ateneo de Manila School of Law
Sixth Best Oralist: Tecla Duncan, Hugh Wooding Law School
Seventh Best Oralist: Maeve Larkin, Law Society of Ireland, Team 1150
Eighth Best Oralist: Tarun Gopalakrishnan, NALSAR University of Law
Ninth Best Oralist: Jeric Alvin Ferrer Cruz, University of Philippines College of Law
Tenth Best Oralist: Ajitha Pichaipillai, National University of Advanced Legal Studies, India

14th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition

2009-2010 Theme: Marine Mammals and Ocean Noise

Record
Clarifications to the Record
Streever et al. article referenced in Record
Rules for the International Finals
Results from the 14th Annual International Environmental Moot Court Court Competition, hosted by Stetson University College of Law

International Finals Champion: University of Maryland School of Law
Runner-up: Law Society of Ireland, Cork
Semifinalists

China University of Political Science and Law
Law Society of Ireland, Dublin

Quarterfinalists

National Law University, Jodphur, India
University of Ghana, Legon
Wake Forest University School of Law
University of California, Hastings College of Law

Memorials

Best memorial: Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Runner-up memorial: University of Maryland School of Law
Third place memorial: Wake Forest University School of Law
Fourth place memorial: University of California, Hastings College of Law

Top oralists in the Preliminary Rounds
- (1) Lyndsey Clarke, Law Society of Ireland, Cork
- (2) Christie Joy Bacal, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
- (3) Laila Machado de Almedia, Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil
- (4) Adimazoya Theodore Nse, University of Ghana
- (5) Kartikey Mahajan, National Law University, Jodhpur
- (6) Rashi Ahooja, National Law University, Jodhpur
- (7) Katya Busol, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- (8) Bo Li, China University of Political Science and Law
- (9) Leeja Patel, University of California, Hastings College of Law
- (10) Amanda Moore, Law Society of Ireland, Cork
Best oralist in the Final Round: Molly Knoll, University of Maryland School of Law
Spirit of Stetson Award: Faculty of International Law, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam

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Pepperdine University School of Law

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