UEHer School of Law - Runner-up of the National Competition for Law students, preparing for the international competition

06 Apr, 2021

The Hawk Eyes team consists of 2 students Tran Kim Ngan and Nguyen Mai Phuong - School of Law (UEH) has just won 03 awards: Runner-up Award; Best Advocacy Award for Plaintiff; Best Advocacy Award for Defendant at the National Pre-Moot competition. The team is preparing to participate in Vis-Moot International 2021 - the largest and prestigious competition for law students with more than 300 teams from famous schools such as Harvard University (USA), Cambridge University (UK), La Trobe University (Australia), National University of Singapore...

In March 2021, 2 students Tran Kim Ngan and Nguyen Mai Phuong (Course 44) - School of Law of the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) participated in the National PreMoot 2021 competition. The team received the guidance of the two alumni, Nguyen Son Hoang and Nguyen Thi Bich Hong (Course 42). This is a prestigious litigation competition for law students with the largest scale in the country, with more than 30 teams coming from law training institutions across the country. The board of judges of the competition includes the best domestic and international lecturers, lawyers, and arbitrators. In the past PreMoot competition, the Hawk Eyes team, including 2 students Tran Kim Ngan and Nguyen Mai Phuong excellently won 03 awards: Runner-up Award; Best Advocacy Award for Plaintiff; Best Advocacy Award for Defendant at the National Pre-Moot competition.

Moot has long been an essential activity in the training process in every law training institution worldwide. Coming to this activity, students have a role-playing experience as a litigation lawyer before the "presumptive" Court. The teams will play the role of lawyers, prepare documents, records, arguments to defend in front of the judges (reputable legal experts) about problems in simulated cases.

The Hawk Eyes team includes students Tran Kim Ngan and Nguyen Mai Phuong - School of Law (UEH)

But Hawk Eyes's journey does not just stop there. In the near future, the team is ready to join "The 28th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot ”(VisMoot International 2021) - One of the most prestigious and largest Moot awards for law students, with the participation of the world's most famous law schools and faculties and the Professional Council which brings together leading professors and prominent lawyers. The competition brings together about 300 teams from prestigious universities such as Harvard University (USA), Cambridge University (UK), La Trobe University (Australia), National Law University (India), Freiburg University. (Germany), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Singapore Management University, University of Buenos Aires (Argentina), Monash University (Australia), University of Indonesia, National University of Singapore, University of Ottawa (Canada), Moscow National University of International Relations (Russia).

As the first Team to represent UEH School of Law at Vis Moot International, the Hawk Eyes team is investing a lot of time and effort to perform at their best in the hope of marking UEH School of Law on the most prestigious and reputable Moot map in the world. This will enhance the status and prestige of the School of Law in particular and the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City in general in the community of law training institutions in Vietnam and around the world.

On March 27-30, the students will start the preliminary round of Vis-Moot International, with 04 matches against 04 teams from 04 different countries. With the supervision and encouragement from the teachers and the companionship of their peers, the two girls have had the preparation, determination and confidence to win the contest, doing great honor to the School of Law and bringing reputation enhancement to the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

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