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International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition

International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition

The ICC moot was instituted in 2005 by Pace University School of Law, organizer of the popular Vis Moot in Vienna.

In this moot, participants prepare and argue a case based on international criminal law before the (simulated) ICC. An unusual feature of this moot court is that teams are required to submit three memorials and argue from three perspectives – as the Prosecution, the Defense and the Victims’ Advocates.

The moot is steadily gaining popularity; the 2006-07 competition saw participation of teams from India and Brazil, as well as from several American universities.

ICC Moot Facts

Organizers: Pace University School of Law

Official webpage: http://law.pace.edu/icc/index.html

Format: Each team submits three memorials, from the point of view of the Prosecution, the Defense and the Victims’ Advocates. In the preliminary stage each team competes in three rounds, arguing once from each perspective. Based on the scores, the 6 top teams are chosen for the semi-final round. Two sets of three teams then face-off against each other. The winner of each semi-final, as well as the team which scored the highest out of the other four teams, will then compete in the finals.

Registration: May 16, 2007

Submission of briefs: September 6, 2007

Qualifying Round: none.

Final Round: October 26-28, 2007

Prizes: Best Oralist, Best Prosecution Memorial, Best Defense Memorial and Best Victim’s Advocate’s Memorial. Runners-up in each category will be also be announced.

Selection at NYU

NYU team for the 2007 competition

Brief description of the problem:

The problem involves two fictional European states, Tierna and Albilion. Tierna has been fighting for its independence from Albilion, which has occupied Tierna, since the end of WWI. In March 2005, rogue members of the Tiernan Republican Army (TRA) carry out a devastating terrorist attack against 18 underground railways in Albilion's capital, killing 6,666 Albilionese citizens. In August 2006 three TRA members are arrested in Albilion's capital and confess to orchestrating the attacks. Albilion refers their prosecution to the ICC and after an initial investigation the Prosecutor charges the three men with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Months later, Tierna challenges ICC jurisdiction based on the fact that Albilion had "unsigned" the Rome Statute after ratification and thus was no longer a State party and so unable to legitimately refer the case to the ICC. The primary issues are issues under Article 17, 18 and 19 of the Statute involving jurisdiction and admissibility.

Team 1: Julia Hamilton, Junyeon Park, Bharathi Pillai and Maggie O'Donnell

Team 2: Lindsey Raub, Amy Willey and Shawn Pelsinger

NYU team for the 2006 competition

Team 1: Christen Broecker, Mimi Franke and Priya Gupta

Team 2: Jeena Shah, Nadya Salcedo and Mitra Ebadolahi