Today, 30 May 2025, the University of the Republic (Uruguay) won the final round of the 12th edition of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Moot Court Competition, Spanish version. The final round was held in the ICC's Courtroom I in The Hague (the Netherlands). The National University of Colombia (Colombia) and the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) won, respectively, the second and third places. The award for the Best Speaker went to Antonia Perille Presa of the University of the Republic.
Members of the winning team are Antonia Perille Presa, Juan Ignacio Acquistapace San Emeterio, Ignacio Michelini Di Lorenzo and Belén Deberian Kevorkian.
On the judge's bench for this competition were ICC Judge Sergio Gerardo Ugalde Godínez (presiding), ICC Judge Socorro Flores Liera and ICC Legal Officer in Chambers Magali Bobbio.
The teams competed on a fictitious case, presenting oral arguments in the roles of the Office of the Prosecutor, the Defence and Legal Representatives of Victims. The competition was web-streamed live on the Court's website and Facebook account.
The 12th edition of the Spanish version of the ICC Moot Court Competition takes place as part of the annual Ibero-American Week of International Justice, held in The Hague, and is organised by the Ibero-American Institute for Peace, Human Rights and International Justice (IIH), with the institutional support of the International Criminal Court. Top students from 18 universities from 8 countries participated in the preliminary stage of this year's ICC Moot Court 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.
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