四名深圳女生进入国际法模拟法庭全球总决赛

   Four female students from Peking University (Shenzhen) School of Transnational Law will compete in the global final of the International Law Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C. on March 31.

    Now in its 54th year, the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is named after a judge on the International Court of Justice. It is the world’s largest moot court competition, with participants from over 550 law schools in more than 80 countries, and it is known as the Olympics of international law.

    This season’s competition addresses the factual and legal consequences of climate change on statehood, migration, and sovereign lending.

    Four months ago, Zhou Yu, Han Xiangmei, Gao Xi and Zheng Tianyuan made a detailed plan to prepare for the competition. They practiced discussing in English the issues in their research. “We spent almost the whole of the Spring Festival holiday in our workshop,” said Han, who has interned with an American court. She said that she participated in the event so as to bring a Chinese voice to the global stage and allow Chinese students to gain a better understanding of international law.

    After a fierce battle with 39 other teams in China in late February, the four women took the top group score to qualify for the final round.

    According to the rules of the competition, participants must not disclose the names of their schools and the tutors are not allowed to give specific guidance, so that participants must finish the whole process independently.

    (Zhao Jie)