Today, 18 June 2025, the Singapore Management University won the English edition of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition. The final round was held in the ICC's Courtroom III in The Hague (the Netherlands). The Ateneo de Manila University - School of Law (Philippines) and Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Germany) won, respectively, the second and third places. The award for the Best Speaker went to Nikita Alyanna Cordova of the Ateneo de Manila University - School of Law (Philippines).
ICC Judge Bertram Schmitt was the presiding judge for this competition. Members of the winning team are Lea Yeo Jen Wen, Justin Chew, Dewi Sabrina Husnan, Timothy Cheng Zhi Wen, Wong Zi Yang, Elsa Shalina Abdullah.
The teams competed on a fictitious case, presenting oral arguments in the roles of the Office of the Prosecutor, the Defence and the Legal Representatives of Victims. The competition was web-streamed live on the Court's website and Facebook account.
This version of the ICC Moot Court Competition is organised by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies - Leiden University and the International Bar Association. In total, 85 universities and 500 students from 45 countries participated in the preliminary stage of this year's competition.
ICC Moot Court Competitions are part of the ICC Academic programme, and are organized in English, Spanish, French and Chinese with a view to also support an Arabic version in the future. These initiatives play a critical role in gathering interest in the Court's work with academic communities as well as in enhancing promotion and respect for international criminal law.
Audio-visual Materials:
• YouTube (for viewing): Part 1; Part 2
• Video (MPEG-4) for viewing and download: Part 1; Part 2
