Romania wins Moot Court Europe 2019

Romanian team, formed by students of "Carol I" National Pedagogical College in Câmpulung Muscel, won this year's edition of the international competition of simulated trials for high school students - "Moot Court Europe 2019", after defeating the Polish team in the final.

Contest was held on 21-27 April in main amphitheater of "Carol I" National Pedagogical College in Câmpulung Muscel and in Câmpulung Court of Law.

About 90 high school students from Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia and Sweden took part in this year's edition.

Jury was made up of experts in European and international law from the Netherlands, Romania and the United States of America. President of the jury has been Prof.Dr.Jaap de Zwaan, Professor of the Law of the European Union at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. Also member of the jury was Prof.Dr.Mischa Wladimiroff, top specialist in international law, amicus curiae to assist the Trial Chamber in the case of Prosecutor/vs/Slobodan Milosevic, Debra Lesser, Executive Director of the Justice Resource Center in New York and Prof.Univ.Dr.Flavius Antonius Baias, Dean of the Law Faculty, University of Bucharest.

Moot Court Europe 2019 project was initiated by project leader Cristina Cristescu - Foundation Netherlands-Romania and "Carol I" National Pedagogical College in Câmpulung-Muscel, Romania, with the support of Government of the Netherlands,Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Justice Resource Center in New York.

First Place - Romania – Prosecution - Bianca Godea, Bertha Zidaru, Teodor Manu

Second place - Poland - Defense - Jeremi Marczak, Aleksander Zapala, Anna Malek

Most motivated team award - Russia

Best team spirit award - The Netherlands

Best Oralist Prosecution - Simon Sundberg, Sweden

Best Oralist Defense - Anna Kostova, Bulgaria.

Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei