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ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ team wins Sarin Leiden International Air Law Moot

Published: 15 March 2011

Congratulations to the ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Moot team for winning first place in the 2011 Competition, held on 12-15 March 2011 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The team consisted of the following Institute of Air & Space Law students: Auguste Hocking (Australia), Joseph Wheeler (Australia) and Mithun Pemmaiah (India); our Doctoral candidate, Paul FitzGerald (Canada), coached the team.

The ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ team also placed first in oral argument for both the Applicant's and Respondent's side of the competition.

The problem addressed issues of aviation safety in light of a volcanic eruption, emissions charges, traffic rights, cabotage, and foreign ownership and control.  The court was chaired by a Judge Gilbert Guillaume of the International Court of Justice. Next year's Leiden competition will be in Istanbul, Turkey.

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