The Department of International Studies and the team of undergraduate students of the University of Athens’ Law School have won first place in the Global Rounds of the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot.
It was the third time the Athens School of Law entered the international contest, battling for supremacy against another 82 institutions, supervised by lecturer Anastasios Gourgourinis.
The competition, which simulates international investment arbitration, took place in London and lasted from 29 October until 1 November.
Each team supports its position in memorial writing and performs an oral presentation before a panel of experts.
The team coaches were students Irene Kikarea and Kleoniki-Maria Sergaki, while the competing members were students Despina Arslanidi, Eleftherios Dafermos, Thomas Papadogiannis Varouhakis, Dimitris Stamatis, Nikoletta Chalikopoulou and Maria-Eleni Chrysanthakopoulou.
The Greek law students managed to beat their colleagues from Georgetown University, the University of Hong Kong, the University of Buenos Aires, the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, the Lomonosov State University of Moscow and the National Law School of India University (Bangalore).
Harvard University, King’s College London, the University of Helsinki and PluriCourts University of Oslo were also among the major institutions taking part in the contest.
Source: TVXS