Nuremberg Moot
The Nuremberg Moot simulates proceedings before the International Criminal Court. The rounds take place at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice, including Courtroom 600, where the Nuremberg Trials against Nazi war criminals took place. The moot is organised by the International Nuremberg Principles Academy and Friedrich-Alexander University. This competition is unique in that the precise configuration of speaking roles depends on the composition of each team; doubling is forbidden. Due to travel restrictions brought about by COVID-19, the 2019/20 edition only awarded memorial prizes, and the 2020/21 and 2021/22 editions held online.
Established: 2015
Venue: Nuremberg
Record number of participants: 59 teams (2018)
Subject matter: International criminal law
Qualification process: Memorials
Prep window: November to July
Comp duration: 4 days, with socio-academic events included
Maximum team size: 5
Team anonymity: Yes
Format: Stand-up, 4 issues, 1 to 3 speakers, 30 minutes (including multi-speaker rebuttal); 2 prelim rounds, knockouts from 16 with random seeding; 14-page pleadings for each side
Memorial weightage: As tie-breaker for knockout qualification
Advanced round qualification priority: Oral scores
Registration fee: Free
Repeat participation: Allowed
Multiple teams from same institution: Not allowed
Most championships: University of Maastricht (3)
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Past winners
Final four (no of teams)
2023 (125): Strathmore University; Macquarie University
2022 (online): University of Maastricht; Koc University; Monash University; Tbilisi University
2021 (online): Queen Mary University of London; University of Maastricht; Singapore Management University; BPP University
2019 (50): National University of Singapore; Birzeit University; La Trobe University
2018 (57): University of Maastricht; National University of Kyiv; Singapore Management University
2017 (36): Strathmore University; National University of Kyiv; Singapore Management University
2016 (25): National University of Singapore; University of Sao Paulo
2015 (18): University of Maastricht; National University of Kyiv
Best speaker
2023: Macquarie University
2022 (online): University of Maastricht
2021 (online): Queen Mary University of London
2019: National University of Singapore
2018: Creighton University
2017: National University of Kyiv
2016: National University of Singapore
Best memorials
2023: Yerevan State University and Singapore Management University
2022: Fateh Law Agency and Jagiellonian University
2021: West Bengal National University and Fudan University
2020: University of Maastricht and London School of Economics
2019: Creighton University and Monash University
2018: Peking University and University of Copenhagan
2017: Philipps-University Marburg and Geneva Academy
2016: University of Maastricht and Jagiellonian University
2015: University of Sao Paulo