International Roman Law Moot Court
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Established | 2008 |
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Venue | Varies |
Subject matter | Roman law |
Class | International |
Qualification | Partly regional rounds |
Most championships | University of Cambridge (3), University of Oxford (3) |
Website | https://www.irlm.law.cam.ac.uk/about |
The International Roman Law Moot Court (IRLMC) is an international European annual moot court competition in Roman law.
Participating universities are the
History and process
The first five competitions from 2008 to 2012 were organized under the auspices of the Mohamed Ali Institute for the Study of Eastern Tradition (IMARET). This non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting the common heritage of the Mediterranean countries is based in Kavala in northern Greece and is now known as the MOHA Research Center. Since then, the University of Cambridge has taken over the organization and management.
Various preliminary rounds must be completed by the students in order to be selected for the competing team of the participating university. The initial case for the competition typically falls during the reign of Emperor
The winning team in the grand finale will receive the Palma Victoriae, while the second-placed team will receive the Palma Secunda and the winning team in the small final will receive the Palma Tertia. The Palma Optimi Oratoris is awarded for the best speaker.
The first five competitions between 2008 and 2012 were held in Greece. The small and big finals took place in the Justinian Forum at the Philippi archaeological site.[2][3][4] The competition has already taken place in the excavations of Pompeii,[5] the Ely Cathedral and the Electoral Palace in Trier. The annual competition is organized alternately by one of the participating universities in the later years. The Moot Court takes place in a different location every year, such as Trier in 2017, Liège in 2018 (Heidberg Monastery)[6][7] and Cambridge in 2019. The team from Cambridge won the competition in 2020 ahead of the team from Vienna.[8][9] The competition in 2021 took place online with Oxford University winning.[10][11][12][13]
The aim of this competition is, on the one hand, to give the best students at their university the opportunity to demonstrate their skills internationally, to make international contacts and, on the other hand, to have a scientific and cultural connection between nations. This is also because
Since the competition was founded, the focus has also been on the participants'
The International Roman Law Moot Court is the model for Moot Courts on historical law such as the "Ius Commune MC - The Imperial Aulic Council" and the "Historical Jewish Law MC - The Rabbinic Tribunal of Prague".[24]
There are numerous national Roman law competitions and moot courts. The concept of the International Roman Law Moot Court was awarded the UNIVIE Teaching Award by the University of Vienna in 2018 and the IRLMC is considered to be the world's most important competition in Roman law.[25][26][27]
Competitions
Year | Competition[28] | First Place / Palma Victoriae (win number) |
Second Place / Palma Secunda (win number) |
Third Place / Palma Tertia (win number) |
Location |
2008 | First IRLM | University of Oxford (1) | — | — | Kavala, Greece |
2009 | Second IRLM | University of Trier (1) | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (1) | — | Kavala, Greece |
2010 | Third IRLM | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1) | University of Vienna (1) | University of Oxford (1) | Kavala, Greece |
2011 | Fourth IRLM | University of Cambridge (1) | University of Oxford (1) | University of Liège (1) | Kavala, Greece |
2012 | Fifth IRLM | University of Trier (2) | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1) | University of Naples Federico II (1) | Kavala, Greece |
2013 | Sixth IRLM | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2) | University of Oxford (2) | University of Cambridge (1) | Oxford, United Kingdom |
2014 | Seventh IRLM | University of Vienna (1) | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2) | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (1) | Oxford, United Kingdom |
2015 | Eighth IRLM | University of Naples Federico II (1) | University of Cambridge (1) | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1) | Naples, Pompeii, Italy |
2016 | Ninth IRLM | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (1) | University of Cambridge (2) | University of Oxford (2) | Vienna, Austria |
2017 | Tenth IRLM | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (2) | University of Cambridge (3) | University of Oxford (3) | Trier, Germany |
2018 | Eleventh IRLM | University of Oxford (2) | University of Liège (1) | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2) | Eupen, Belgium |
2019 | Twelfth IRLM | University of Liège (1) | University of Oxford (3) | University of Vienna (1) | Cambridge, Ely, United Kingdom |
2020 | Thirteenth IRLM | University of Cambridge (2) | University of Vienna (2) | University of Liège (1) | Online |
2021 | Fourteenth IRLM | University of Oxford (3) | University of Naples Federico II (1) | University of Liège (2) | Online |
2022 | Fifteenth IRLM | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (3) | University of Cambridge (4) | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (3) | Athens, Greece |
See also
- Mock trial
- Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
- Price Media Law Moot Court Competition
References
- ^ Eighth IRLM (2015)
- ^ Archaeological site of Philippi, Hellenic Republic (2015), p 110.
- ^ Thomas Rüfner "Uni Trier gewinnt: International Roman Law Moot Court" In: Unijournal, Zeitschrift der Universität Trier (1/2009) p 25.
- ^ Belgian radio BRF: International competition for law students in Greece: team from Trier wins (German)
- ^ Vico Equense: la Federico II trionfa all’International Roman Law Moot Court Competition
- ^ Heinz Gensterblum "Prof. Gerkens holt das Römische Recht nach Eupen" In: Grenzecho 15.03.2018.
- ^ Eine „Rhetorika“ für angehende Anwälte im Kloster Heidberg in Eupen (A “rhetoric” for prospective lawyers at Heidberg Monastery in Eupen)
- ^ University of Cambridge wins Thirteenth IRLM
- ^ 2nd place of the Viennese team at the International Roman Law Moot Court 2020 (German)
- ^ ""Federico II, la valanga rosa è una squadra vincent"". Archived from the original on 2021-04-18. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
- ^ The Fourteenth International Roman Law Moot Court took place from April 7th to 9th, 2021, organized by the University of Tübingen.
- ^ Emanuela Sorrentino "Giurisprudenza «Federico II», la squadra di giuriste trionfa alla competizione internazionale" In: Il Mattino 19.04.2021.
- ^ 3rd Prize for the best speaker from the Law School of Athens at the 14th International Virtual Trial of Roman Law Competition
- ^ Tom Holmberg “The Civil Code: an Overview”, The Napoleon Series, 9/2002.
- ^ Jean-Michel Josselin, Alain Marciano "The Making of the French Civil Code: An Economic Interpretation". In: European Journal of Law and Economics 14.3.2002, p 193.
- ISBN 978-3-7091-0000-4, p 571.
- ^ Gunter Pirntke "Geschichte des Rechts und der Wirtschaft" (2016).
- ^ International Roman Law Moot
- ^ Paolo De Luca "Quattro studenti della Federico II in gara a Oxford inscenano un antico processo romano" In: La Repubblica, 05.04.2013.
- ^ Napoli Today: International Roman Law Moot Court Competition vince la Federico II „Simulazione di un processo di epoca romana: la Federico II batte Oxford e Cambridge“
- ^ La Federico II batte Cambridge nell'ottava edizione dell'International Roman Law Moot Court Competition
- ^ Areti Kotseli "Greek Law Students Finish Second in the 2012 International Roman Law Moot Court Competition" In: Greek Reporter 13.04.2012.
- ^ Honoring distinguished students of the Law School of EKPA in international student competitions
- ^ Premodern law as a model of thought for the present? (German), Stephan Wendehorst, 23 August 2019.
- ^ UNIVIE Teaching Award 2018
- ^ Rüdiger Wulf "Akademische Gerichts- und Verhandlungssäle. Neue Orte für juristische Rhetorik", In: RW Rechtswissenschaft (1/2011) p 116.
- ^ GreekReporter.com: Greek Law Students Win World Moot Court (April 19, 2013)
- ^ "Past competitions". www.irlm.law.cam.ac.uk. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-04.