Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Finals successfully held in Milan

October 23, 2024 October 23, 2024

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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).

Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition Finals 2024 at Palazzo Emilio Turati, site of the Milan Chamber of Commerce

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 Genieve
Ms. Ho Li Hui Elizabeth
Ms. Toh Hsuan Hui Raelee
Faculty Advisor: Prof. Chen Siyuan
Faculty Advisor Assistant: Ms. Teo Yi Ting Bernadette