University of Hong Kong wins 10th Asia-Pacific Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot-Court Competition
A team from the University of Hong
Kong was the winner of this year’s tenth anniversary regional moot court
competition on IHL, which saw students from 20 Asia-Pacific
universities striving to take one of the region’s most prestigious
student awards.
Hong
Kong took the prize from last year’s winners, Victoria University in
Wellington, New Zealand. Students from the University of Melbourne,
Australia, were the runners-up. Teams from Iran and Vietnam participated
for the first time and the event had a strong live presence on social
media.
Over three days (8-10 March 2012), competitors took part in
simulated trials that dealt with cases anchored in the reality of
conflict and violence.
The event was organised by the Hong Kong
Red Cross and the ICRC, together with three major local universities.
The judging panel included some 70 distinguished judges and lawyers from
Hong Kong and elsewhere.
For more information on this event please click here .