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University of Cebu (Philippines) Wins 2022 Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition; Rare Final Round Pairing of The Philippines Versus The Philippines

Two law schools from the Philippines faced each other in the Final Round of the 2022 Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, held in person this past week at Stetson University College of Law  in Gulfport, Florida.

The Stetson International Environmental Competition was founded 26 years ago by Stetson Professor Royal Gardner, who is pictured here with the winning team.

This year's problem involved in part the adequacy of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the construction of a hotel complex near a turtle nesting site. Pictured here with teams and final bench judges is also one of the sea turtles that would be affected by the construction of the hotel.

In the Final Round, the University of Cebu School of Law emerged victorious over the University of the Philippines College of Law.

Here is the final breakdown:

Winner:

• Philippines: University of Cebu School of Law

Runner-up:

• Philippines: University of the Philippines College of Law

Semi-Finalists:

• Ireland: Law Society of Ireland
• Singapore: Singapore Management University

Quarter-Finalists:

• Brazil: Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
• Canada: St. Thomas University
• Kenya: University of Nairobi
• United States: University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

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University of Nairobi Wins Best Memorial at the 2022 Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition

Students at the University of Nairobi, Kenya took the First-Place Prize for the Best Memorial (Best Brief) in the 2022 Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition.

Second-Place Best Memorial went to Singapore Management University.

And the Third-Place Best Memorial went to the Law Society of Ireland.

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Quarterfinalists Announced in the 2022 Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition

The following teams advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 2022 Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition being held in Gulfport, Florida:

• Brazil: Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
• Canada: St. Thomas University
• Ireland: Law Society of Ireland
• Kenya: University of Nairobi
• Philippines: University of Cebu School of Law
• Philippines: University of the Philippines College of Law
• Singapore: Singapore Management University
• United States: University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

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Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition

The International Final Rounds of the 26th annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition are underway in person at the Gulfport, Florida campus of Stetson University College of Law.

Twelve teams from eleven countries are competing in these International Final Rounds:

• Brazil: Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie
• Canada: St. Thomas University
• Colombia: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
• Ireland: Law Society of Ireland
• Kenya: University of Nairobi
• Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
• Philippines: University of Cebu School of Law
• Philippines: University of the Philippines College of Law
• Republic of Korea: Soongsil University College of Law
• Singapore: Singapore Management University
• United Kingdom: Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom
• United States: University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

Pictured above after one of the Preliminary Rounds are the teams from Colombia (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) and the United States (University of Illinois Chicago School of Law). Also pictured in the team lounge are the teams from the United States and Kenya (University of Nairobi).

Congratulations to Professor Royal Gardner who started the competition 26 years ago and to Stetson University School of Law for its support of the competition.

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