The Nuremberg Moot Court 2024 started on Wednesday 19 July at 16:30 CEST with the Opening Ceremony in Courtroom 600.
International Nuremberg Principles AcademyDirector Professor Dr Christoph Safferling, President of the Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg Dr Thomas Dickert andDirector-General for Legal Affairs, German Federal Foreign Office Tania von Uslar-Gleichen, gave the opening speeches.
Afterwards a pre-recorded video of Professor Dr Julia Lehner, Mayor, City of Nuremberg was played.
Finally, Dr Emma Brandon, Project Officer, International Nuremberg Principles Academy and Martin Prokopek, Research Assistant, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, International Criminal Law Research Unit, presented the competition and answered the teams' questions.
The side event on Ethical Principles for International Criminal Judges which followed featured Professor Dr Christoph Safferling, Director, International Nuremberg Principles Academy and ICLU, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Jean-François Thony, President, Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights and Nuremberg Academy Senior Officer Kiran Mohandas Menon.