MLSLMCC Latin America
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Finals successfully held in Milan
The 2024 Finals of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition were successfully held in Milan. The Finals took place at the Palazzo Emilio Turati, the site of the Milan Chamber of Commerce. The Competition was organised by the IISL Moot Court Committee, comprised of Steven Freeland (Chair), Leslie I. Tennen (Co-Chair), Martha Mejia-Kaiser (Honorary Member), Melissa K. Force (Co-Chair), Alexander Soucek (Co-Chair), Isavella Vasilogeorgi (Co-Chair), and Masahiko Satoh (Co-Chair). The Competition was judged by three sitting Judges of the International Court of Justice: H.E. Judge Peter Tomka (Slovakia), H.E. Judge Iwasawa Yuji (Japan), and H.E. Judge Leonardo Nemer Caldeira Brant (Brazil). The participarting teams The Regional Rounds of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition 2024 were organised by the Regional Organisers: Nomfuneko Majaja (Regional Organiser Africa), Yu Takeuchi (Regional Organiser Asia-Pacific), V. Gopalakrishnan (Associate Regional Organiser Asia-Pacific), Nathan Johnson (Regional Organiser North America), Hristina Talkova (Regional Organiser Europe), and Jairo Becerra (Regional Organiser Latin America) and Laura Gamarra (Assistant Regional Organiser for Latin America). The winners of the five regional rounds traveling to Milan and participating in the Semi Finals leading up to the Finals on 17 October 2024 were: Africa: Midlands State University (Zimbabwe)Asia-Pacific: Singapore Management University (Singapore)Europe: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)Latin America: National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico)North America: McGill University (Canada) The two winning teams concluding the Semi Finals successfully and standing for the Finals were: Asia-Pacific: Singapore Management University (Singapore);Europe: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece). Winners of the 2024 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Finals 2024 The Moot Court Finals were won by the Asia-Pacific team from Singapore Management University (Singapore). Singapore Management University (Singapore): Ms. Wu Zhi Yi GenieveMs. Ho Li Hui ElizabethMs. Toh Hsuan Hui RaeleeFaculty Advisor: Prof. Chen SiyuanFaculty Advisor Assistant: Ms. Teo Yi Ting Bernadette Moot brochure 2024 This year’s Moot Brochure can be downloaded below. Photo impressions Moot Finals 2024 More information on the Competition This year’s Moot Case was authored by Hristina Talkova, Jack Nelson and Rosanna Hoffmann. For more information on the 2024 Moot Competition, please refer to our dedicated web page:
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition – Statements of Facts for 2025 released
IISL has released the Statements of Facts and Summary of Agreed Statements of Facts for the 2025 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Case: Admetus v CronusCase Concerning the Legality of Space Activities in Conflicts Find our dedicated page for the 2025 MLSLMCC here:
The 2024 Latin American Regional MLSLMCC – Photo impressions
The 2024 Regional Round of the Latin American Region of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition was successfully held. The event was organised by the Universidad Católica de Colombia. This year’s Latin American rounds of the Manfred Lachs Moot Court were held in Jaén, Spain, on May 8-9, 2024, bringing together teams from across the region to engage in a fierce legal competition. This year’s event saw an incredible display of legal and advocacy skills, culminating in the victory of the team from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), who secured their place as regional champions for the second year in a row. The UNAM team will now advance to represent Latin America in the world finals in Milan, showcasing their talent on a global stage. For more information, please see here: https://www.ucatolica.edu.co/portal/ronda-latinoamericana-de-la-manfred-lachs-space-law-moot-court-competition/ as well as on our website: https://iisl.space/index.php/latin-america-manfred-lachs-space-law-moot-court-competition/.
Latin American Regional Round of the MLSLMCC
The Latin American Rounds of the Lachs Moot Court will take place at the Office of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs on April 11 and 12, 2023, as part of the ReLaCa annual meeting. Teams from across the region will participate.