Teams from Harvard, New York and Georgetown universities also competed in the European Law Moot Court events, which were held in Turkey, Spain, Sweden and New York.

Moot courts are student competitions in which the students take on the roles of attorneys and represent fictitious clients before real or special courts. In the European Law Moot Court Competition, more than 100 teams submitted written briefs for both the applicant and defendant in a complex case based on European Union law. On the basis of the quality of the briefs, the best 48 teams were invited to present their arguments in oral rounds.

Harvard, NYU and Georgetown boast international law programs that have long been considered among the top four or five in the nation. In 2003, the IU School of Law-Indianapolis established the Center for International and Comparative Law as the nucleus of its international law programs, which include Chinese and European summer study abroad programs, the master’s program for foreign lawyers and others.

“The success of our students in reaching the regionals alongside Harvard, NYU and Georgetown teams affirms that our international program is well on its way towards becoming one of the leading programs in international and comparative law anywhere to be found,” said Frank Emmert, director of the Center for International and Comparative Law.

Georgetown won the regional competition at Goteborg (Sweden) University and competed in the All European Final in Luxembourg in March.