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Regional Champions at Annual Stetson Moot
(Back row, L-R) Glenn Ang ’22, Professor Simon Chesterman (Dean, NUS Law), Associate Professor Burton Ong ’99 and Stanley Woo ’22.
NUS Law successfully defended its title as Regional Champions in the 24th Annual Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition.
Hosted by the University of Philippines, College of Law in Quezon City, the Southeast Asian Regional Rounds consisted of four preliminary rounds, followed by a series of knock-out rounds for the top eight teams. Two NUS Law teams qualified for the semi-finals after facing stiff competition from the University of Cebu and the University of San Carlos in the quarter-finals.
The NUS Law team comprising Caryn Mark ’20, Fok Theng Fong ’21 and Stanley Woo ’22 eventually faced the University of Philippines in the Championship Round, emerging as Regional Champions and winning the prize for Second Best Memorial.
The other team comprising Zhang Wen ’21, Glenn Ang ’22 and Mark Tang ’22 emerged as Semi-finalists and clinched the prize for Best Memorial.
Theng Fong was also awarded individual prizes for Best Oralist in the Championship Round and 5th Best Oralist of the Regional Round.
Both teams will advance to the International Finals in Gulfport, Florida held from 2 to 4 April 2020.
This year’s moot problem involved the reintroduction of grey bears (a fictitious endangered species) near a shared border between neighbouring countries. The teams were therefore required to master various aspects of international environmental law including the law on invasive alien species, transboundary harm and the conservation of endangered migratory species.
Both teams would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to Associate Professor Burton Ong ’99 for his unwavering dedication and guidance, Associate Professor Lim Lei Theng ’92 for the opportunity to participate in the competition and her guidance, and Associate Professor Eleanor Wong ’85 (Vice Dean (Student Life & Global Relations)) for her insight and support of the teams. They would also like to thank Joel Sherard ’20, Isabella Tan ’21 and Clara Low ’22 for their assistance during the lead-up to the competition. Lastly, the teams would like to thank the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and the NUS Law Class of 1979 for their support.