UNIVERSITI Malaya (UM) law students basked in the glory of being crowned champions at the Asia Pacific Regional Rounds of the world’s oldest and largest international moot competition.
The team, comprising five undergraduates from UM’s law faculty, emerged victorious after beating their National University of Singapore (NUS) counterparts in the Championship Round. The win was a culmination of an unbeaten run that saw them coming out tops in all four matches in the preliminary rounds, quarter-final, and semi-final at the regional rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, also known as the Jessup Moot.Among their opponents included students from New Zealand’s University of Auckland, and Indonesia’s Padjadjaran University, and Gadjah Mada University.Making up the team are Ameerah Nasri, Nevyn Vinosh, Peh Qi Hui, Saradha Lakshmi, and Chew Thean Ern, who are all first-time Jessup Moot participants.Following the win, the students will be proceeding to the Jessup Global Rounds, which will be held from this month to April.