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Nuremberg MootCourt 2026

The Nuremberg Moot Court 2025 ended on 25 July 2026 after the skilful participation of 139 students from 35 universities located in 28 countries. The 2026 competition took place in Nuremberg, Germany.

Judges consisted of high-profile international and national judges, prosecutors, academics and civil society actors. Judge Piotr Hofmański, former President of the ICC, presided over the finals. On 25 July, participants were invited to participate in the awards ceremony, where Professor Dr Christoph Safferling, Director of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy congratulated the winners.
 

Winners of the Nuremberg Moot Court 2026

1st Place - University of Colombo - Sri Lanka

  • Gevindu Pitiduwa Gamage
  • Sahanma Perumbuli Achchige
  • Zaman Mohamed Nazar
  • Buthmini Levhara Mohotty (Team Coach)
  • Mahin De Silva (Team Coach)

2nd Place - University of New South Wales - Australia

  • Simon Wilton
  • Will Martin
  • Rowan Gray
  • Jason Dong (Team Coach)

First Best Speakers

Natalia Anesashvili (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University – Georgia)

Simon Wilton (University of New South Wales – Australia)

Zaman Mohamed Nazar (University of Colombo - Sri Lanka)

Second Best Speakers

Ananya Kumar (Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law - India)

Devni Neha Jayaweera (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University – Japan)

Elene Ekaterine Dvalidze (Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University – Georgia)

James Phillip Goroh Sewe (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture of Agriculture and Technology – Kenya)

Samantha Kenkel Danly (Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law - United States)

Sarah Greilich (Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen–Nürnberg, Germany)

Will Martin (University of New South Wales – Australia)

Best Memorandum - Prosecution Award

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law - India

  • Anusha Agarwal
  • Ananya Kumar
  • Sayed Kirdar Husain
  • Ruth Jebet Kiplagat (Team Coach)
  • Michael Mucheru Muchomba (Team Coach)


De La Salle University - The Philippines

  • Alfonso Lorenzo Ramos
  • Britney Mae Paderes
  • Maite Zubiri
  • Julia Athena Salvanera
  • Prof. Rebecca Khan (Team Coach)

Best Memorandum - Defence Award

Rivers State University - Nigeria

  • Peculiar Chinenye Madufor
  • Precious Chiamaka Ekeh
  • Roger Nazuan Godfrey
  • Wisdom Uchechukwu Timothy
  • Elijah Christopher Briggs (Team Coach)

 

Documents

Previous Moot Courts Nuremberg Moot Court 2026 Programme
Previous Moot Courts Nuremberg Moot Court 2026 Programme
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Previous Moot Courts Nuremberg Moot Court 2026 Case
Previous Moot Courts Nuremberg Moot Court 2026 Case
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Previous Moot Courts Nuremberg Moot Court 2026 Rules
Previous Moot Courts Nuremberg Moot Court 2026 Rules
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Participating Universities

Africa

Al-Azhar University 
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 
Rivers State University
University of Gondar 
 

Asia

De La Salle University 
Kathmandu University 
National University of Singapore 
Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad 
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab 
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University 
Royal University of Law and Economics 
School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru 
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 
Universiti Malaya 
University of Colombo 
University of St. La Salle 
 

Australia

Macquarie University 
University of New South Wales 

 

Europe

Adam Mickiewicz University 
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University 
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Koç University 
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy 
Queen's University Belfast 
State University of Trade and Economics 
University of Oxford 
University of Prishtina 
 

North America

Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law 
St. Thomas University 
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Law 


South America

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul 
Universidad Diego Portales 
Universidade Federal da Bahia 

 

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