MOOT COURTS

The Athens Law School and the Department of International Studies participate each year in national and international Moot Court competitions, covering fields such as Public International Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, European Law, International Criminal Law, Space Law, Air Law, International Commercial Arbitration and United Nations simulations, having received a significant number of awards.

A Moot Court is a simulation of trial or arbitration in which students compete in English on complex legal issues, acting as lawyers representing the parties. Law Professors and eminent legal practitioners sit as "Judges", while competitors are graded on specific criteria and awarded team, individual, and best memoranda prizes. Students admitted to the LL.M. Programme in International and European Law may have the opportunity to participate in such competitions, cultivating their legal skills in a competitive and multicultural environment and becoming more competent within the global legal community.

The outstanding achievements of our students rank the Athens Law School — regarding the total number of awards over the last years — among the best in the world. Some of our prizes include:

• 2nd place in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition (European Rounds) 2021-2022 
• 1st place in the NILOS Moot Court Competition on the Law of the Sea 2021-2022
• 2nd place in the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition on World Trade Organisation Law (European Rounds) 2021-2022
• 1st place in the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition 2022-2023
• 2nd place (advocate general) & 3rd place in the world in the European Law Moot Court (ELMC) 2022-2023 
• 2nd place in the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition 2022-2023
• 1st place in the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition 2023
• 1st place in the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot 2023-2024
• 1st place in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition (Regional Rounds - Europe) 2023-2024
• 2nd place in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition (Finals) 2023-2024
• Distinction in the International rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2024
• 2nd place in the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition 2024
• Distinction in the Leiden-Sarin Air Law Moot Court Competition 2025
• 2nd place in the Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot 2025
• Distinction in the International rounds of the Philip C.Jessup International Moot Court Competition 2025
• Semi-final place at the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition 2025
• Distinction at the International European Law Moot Court Competition (ELMC) 2025-2026
• 1st place in the National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2026
• 6th place globally in the written component of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2026 and award of the Alona M. Evans Award