Moot Court Wins Regional Championship

Left to Right:
Student coach Petros Michael (3L),
Leah Sykes (2L),
Alumni coach Sara Aminzadeh,
Manisha Daryani (2L),
David Hall (2L).

Hastings students Manisha Daryani, David Hall, and Leah Sykes won the Pacitic Regional Rounds of the Stetson International Environment Moot Court Competition on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at Santa Clara University.  The team's brief also won the Best Brief award.

This victory qualifies the team to compete in the international rounds of the competition in March at the Stetson University College of Law in Florida.  The Stetson competition has regional events in Australia, Latin America,  North America, North India, South India and Southeast Asia, with more than 80 teams competing from law schools around the world.  The Stetson competition provides an opportunity for law students to explore issues of international environmental law in the context of a dispute before the International Court of Justice.  The participants' briefs are evaluated by international environmental legal experts.

Special congratulations to student coach Petros Michael who worked so hard with this team to help them prepare for this prestigious competition. The Moot Court Program also thanks alumni coach Sara Aminzadeh who brought her moot court, international law, and environmental law experience and knowledge to the team.