2009

ICLN is proud to announce the winner of the second edition of the ICC Trial Competition: Bond University from Australia. Almost 100 students, from 19 universities - coming from 14 countries worldwide, participated in the ICC Trial Competition in The Hague. After the preparation of memorials, comprising an extensive analysis of the case on the side of the Prosecutor, Defence Counsel and Victims counsel, the students came together to compete in the oral rounds. The preparation period comprised five months and the competition lasted four days, after which the finals took place on 20 February. The teams from Yale Law School from the US, Utrecht University from The Netherlands and Australia's Bond University performed in the finals under the scrutiny of three renowned experts: Professor Otto Triffterer, Professor Elies van Sliedregt and Judge Alphonse Orie. Experts from the ICTY, ICC, Red Cross, several Ministries and independent lawyers and Academics assessed the memorials and oral rounds. They proclaimed to be impressed by the quality of the students' work. We would herewith like to congratulate all students and in particular the finalist teams with their excellent performance. It was an honour for ICLN to organise the competition for such enthusiastic and motivated students and we wish everyone good luck in their future career.

Individual Awards ICC Trial Competition 2009

• Best memorial: Yale Law School for the role of Prosecutor
• Best oralist: Bond University for the role of Prosecutor
• Best prosecutor: Yale Law School
• Best victims counsel: Bond University
• Wladimiroff & Waling Award for best defence counsel: Yale Law School
• Best non-native speaking team: Utrecht University

2007

ICLN is proud to announce the winner of the first ICC Trial Competition: Pretoria University from South Africa. More than 50 students, from 12 universities - coming from 10 countries worldwide, participated in the ICC Trial Competition in The Hague. After the  preparation of memorials, comprising an extensive analysis of the case on the side of the Prosecutor, Defence Counsel and Judge, the students came together to compete in the oral rounds. The  preparation period comprised three months and the competition lasted two days, after which the finals took place on 12 December. The teams from Nalsar University from Hyderabad, India, Osgoode Hall Law School from York University, Canada and Pretoria University performed in the finals under the scrutiny of three renowned experts: Professor Cherif Bassiouni, Professor Walter Perron and Professor Michail Wladimiroff.  Experts from the ICTY, ICC, ICRC, Iran-US Claims Tribunal and independent lawyers and Academics assessed the memorials and oral rounds. They proclaimed to be impressed by the quality of the students' work. We would herewith like to congratulate all students and in particular the finalist teams with their excellent performance.  It was an honour for ICLN to organise the competition for such enthusiastic and motivated students and we wish everyone good luck in their future career.