Kyiv National University wins the Russian version of the ICC Trial Competition
Today, 31 May 2013, Institute of International Relations of Taras Schevchenko Kyiv National University (Ukraine) won the final round of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Competition, Russian version, held in ICC Courtroom I in The Hague (Netherlands). Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University (Kaliningrad, Russia) and Lomonosov Moscow University (Russia) won, respectively, second and third place. The Best Speaker award went to Ian Iankov of Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University. Kyiv National University’s winning team was composed of Kateryna Busol, Olena Kucher, Anton Moiseienko, and Vitaly Nabukhotny.
11 teams from Ukraine and Russia participated in this year’s simulation exercise on the applicable law and jurisprudence of the ICC. Before a bench composed of ICC officials Ania Salinas Cerda (presiding), Rogier Bartels and Bruno Zehnder, the teams competed on a fictitious case, presenting oral arguments during an appeals hearing in the roles of Prosecution, Defence and Legal Representatives of Victims.
After a break for deliberations, the ICC officials 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 official website.
This version of the ICC Trial Competition is organised by Professor Gennady Esakov of the Department of Criminal Law, Higher school of Economics, National Research University with the institutional support of the ICC and direct support from several institutions and organisations.
In the context of its Academic Programme, the ICC supports the organisation of ICC Trial Competitions in English, Spanish, Russian and Chinese. 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.
View photographs of the event here.
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