Nuremberg Moot Court 2018

 

The team from Maastricht University wins the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018

Student teams from all over the world practiced in an international criminal law Moot Court competition gaining valuable experience and expertise for their professional future. The team of Maastricht University from The Netherlands came first in the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018, which was held at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice in Germany from 25 to 28 July.

All seats were occupied in the historic Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice. In the place where more than 70 years ago, the main German war criminals were judged at the Nuremberg Trials, student teams from 45 countries closely followed the pleadings of the final round of the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018. The finalists, selected in a single elimination tournament throughout various rounds, sat in front of the judge's bench representing the prosecution and the defense. Concentrated and confident, they argued to convince the judges, chaired by Judge Prof. Dr. Bertram Schmitt of the International Criminal Court, of their positions. The students demonstrated their legal skills on the question if “Mr. Balboa”, a leading politician and major industrialist of a fictitious state, could be held individually responsible for the persecution of minorities, enslavement and a cyberattack against the equally fictitious neighboring state. The competitors dealt with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, just as existing international criminal tribunals do as part of their everyday functioning.

In this final round, the team of Maastricht University from The Netherlands, consisting of Anna Lena Neidmann, Marie Vesayt, Victoria Marie Häberle and Kimberley Mills, outplayed the team of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy from Ukraine.

The best speakers of the entire Moot Court, John Bergstresser (Creighton University School of Law), Mariia Raievska (National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy) and Anna Lena Neidmann (Maastricht University) were acknowledged with the award for best and two second best overall speakers of the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018.

The awards for the best written memoranda were given to the team from Peking University, China, (prosecution) and the team from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (defense).

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Maastricht University, winner of the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018, with Klaus Rackwitz, Prof. Dr. Bertram Schmitt and Prof. Dr. Christoph Safferling
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Second Place at the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018, with Klaus Rackwitz, Prof. Dr. Bertram Schmitt and Prof. Dr. Christoph Safferling
John Bergstresser, Creighton University School of Law, Best Overall Speaker of the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018, with Klaus Rackwitz, Prof. Dr. Bertram Schmitt and Prof. Dr. Christoph Safferling
The participants of the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018
University of Copenhagen, Best Written Memorandum Defense at the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018, with Klaus Rackwitz, Prof. Dr. Bertram Schmitt and Prof. Dr. Christoph Safferling
Peking University, Best Written Memorandum Prosecution at the Nuremberg Moot Court 2018, with Klaus Rackwitz, Prof. Dr. Bertram Schmitt and Prof. Dr. Christoph Safferling