Beijing Normal University wins ICC Moot Court Competition, Chinese version
Today, 13 July 2018, Beijing Normal University won the final round of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition, Chinese version, held in ICC Courtroom II in The Hague (Netherlands). Soochow University and Liaoning University won, respectively, second and third place. The Best Speaker award went to Yiwei Guo of the Beijing Normal University.
Sitting on the bench this year were ICC Judge Chang-ho Chung and ICC legal officers Eleni Chaitidou and Anthony Abato. The teams competed on a fictitious case, presenting oral arguments during an appeals hearing in the roles of Prosecution, Defence and Legal Representatives of the Victims. After a break for deliberations, the jury announced the bench's decision and an awards ceremony was held for all participants. The finalists' peers attended the event in the Court's public galleries and the event was web streamed live on the Court's website.
This year, 48 universities participated in the competition, where students put to the test their knowledge of the applicable law and jurisprudence of the ICC. After the main rounds and semi-final, the three top teams came to The Hague for a six-day study visit before the final competition at the ICC.
The study visit offered the students a unique opportunity to gather in an exciting setting and to meet with eminent personalities of the international law scene. The students visited several international institutions and organizations, such as the International Criminal Court, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, the International Development Law Organization, the T.M.C. Asser Institute, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the Anne Frank House, and the Leiden University. This version of the ICC Moot Court Competition is organised by the Chinese Initiative on International Criminal Justice (CIICJ).
In the context of its Academic Programme, the ICC supports the organisation of ICC Moot Court Competitions in Chinese, English, Russian and Spanish, with a view to also support Arabic and French versions in the future. These initiatives play a critical role in galvanising interest in the Court's work with academic communities as well as in enhancing promotion and respect for international criminal law.
For further information, please contact Fadi El Abdallah, Spokesperson and Head of Public Affairs Unit, International Criminal Court, by telephone at: +31 (0)70 515-9152 or +31 (0)6 46448938 or by e-mail at: [email protected]
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今日，2018年7月13日北京师范大学在荷兰海牙国际刑事法院第二审判室内举行的国际刑事法院中文模拟法庭比赛决赛中一举夺魁。苏州大学和辽宁大学分获第二和第三名。北京师范大学的郭一苇荣获最佳庭辩人奖。
今年模拟法庭的法官由国际刑事法院法官郑彰镐（Chang-ho Chung）及国际刑事法院法律干事埃莱尼·沙蒂杜（Eleni Chaitidou）和安东尼·阿巴托（Anthony Abato）出任。参赛代表队围绕一个虚拟案件展开竞赛，分别以检方、辩方和受害人代理人的身份在一场上诉庭审中进行口头辩论。经过休庭审议后，评审团宣布了法官的决定，随后为所有参赛者举行了颁奖仪式。决赛参赛选手的同学们在法庭的旁听席上观看了比赛，在国际刑事法院的网站上还对比赛实况进行了网络直播。
今年有48所大学参加了比赛，学生们在比赛中运用并检验了他们学到的适用法律及国际刑事法院判例知识。经过正赛和半决赛，获得前三名的代表队前往国际刑事法院参加决赛，并于决赛开始前在海牙进行了为期六天的游学访问。
游学访问为学生们提供了独特的机会，使他们能够在激动人心的环境中聚焦一堂，并与国际法领域的知名人士会面。学生们访问了多个国际机构和组织，例如国际刑事法院、常设仲裁法院、刑事法庭余留事项国际处理机制、国际发展法组织、阿瑟尔研究所、黎巴嫩问题特别法庭、安妮之家，以及莱顿大学。本次国际刑事法院中文模拟法庭比赛由中国国际刑法青年学者联盟主办。
国际刑事法院在其学术方案下为国际刑事法院模拟法庭比赛的中文赛、英文赛、俄文赛和西班牙文赛提供支持，同时力争今后也能为阿拉伯文赛和法文赛的举办提供支持。这些举措为吸引外界关注法院与学术界开展的合作以及加强促进和遵守国际刑法发挥了至关重要的作用。
如需进一步的信息，请联系国际刑事法院发言人、公共事务股股长法迪·埃尔-阿卜杜拉（Fadi El Abdallah），电话：+31 (0)70 515-9152或 +31 (0)6 46448938，或电子邮件：[email protected]。