A team from the Faculty of Law has successfully qualified for the oral phase of the esteemed French Moot Court Competition in European Human Rights Law, famously known as the Concours Européen des Droits de l'Homme René Cassin . The competition will take place at the Council of Europe/European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France on March 21st and 22nd.

Established in 1985, the René Cassin Moot Court Competition is the oldest French- speaking moot court competition on European human rights law. The competition is named after René Cassin, a key architect of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, former President of the European Court of Human Rights, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient. The competition provides a platform for students from all over the world to engage in a mock dispute before the European Court of Human Rights, with this year's focus centered on the theme of art, literature, and the advent of artificial intelligence.

The Faculty's formidable team is comprised of two LLM students, Laura Andrade and Amélie Raabe (oralists), along with two LLB students, Amélie Ryan-Borde (legal counsel), and Raoul Nedelcu (paralegal consultant). The team is mentored by Dr. Katerina Tsampi and Monique Kalsi of the Department of Transboundary Legal Studies.

This accomplishment by our students in a French Moot Court underscores the diversity of our students and staff, the value of internationalisation within our teaching, and the benefits of the Law in Practice components of our LLM degree programmes. The Faculty is proud of our students as they prepare to represent both our Faculty and University on the international stage.

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