w88 casino News Network (provided by the Law w88 casino)Recently, the global finals of the 23rd "John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition" ("JHJ-WTO Competition") were held in Geneva, Switzerland. The w88 casino team competed as one of the "top four in East Asia" and competed on the same stage with 24 qualifying teams from all over the world. In the preliminaries, the University of w88 and Economic Cooperation faced two strong Indian teams, and successfully entered the "Global Top Eight" with a breakthrough result of fourth overall score. After defeating Georgetown University in the United States and entering the semi-finals, it entered the "Global Top Four".
In this competition, the University of w88 and Economic Cooperation team achieved the best record in China's "cross-strait and three places" in the past 20 years, breaking the historical record of mainland Chinese universities in this event. At the same time, the main debater Chang Tianzi won the title of "Best Debater in the Quarter-finals" and became the first contestant from a university in mainland China to win this honor. He was then selected by the organizer to be the representative of the Asia-Pacific region to speak at the interview. This is the fifth time that the University of w88 and Economics team has participated in the global finals since its first participation in 2012. It is the second time that the World w88 Organization (WTO) Secretariat was invited to compete at its headquarters and was cordially received by His Excellency Zhang Xiangchen, Deputy Director-General of the WTO.
This year’s International w88 casino team is composed of Lin Weiling (2024 international law master’s student) and Li Xinran (2021 undergraduate “experimental class for outstanding foreign-related economic and w88 legal talents” student) as student coaches. Guo Jia (a 2023 non-law master's degree student and team leader), Chang Tianzi and Yuan Hao (both students in the 2023 undergraduate "Excellence Experimental Class") serve as the main debaters and researchers.
In the preliminaries, the International w88 casino team faced off against the National Law w88 casino University Bhopal, India (runner-up in the South Asian Division) and West Bengal University of Law, Kolkata, India (the top four in the South Asian Division, and later the global runner-up). Facing strong opponents, the three debaters from the University of International w88 showed solid legal skills and keen adaptability, with clear and meticulous logic and calm and confident arguing style. They finally won with an excellent result of fourth overall ranking and became the only team in the East Asia and Oceania Division to advance to the top eight in the world.
In the subsequent quarter-finals, the University of w88 and Economics team faced Georgetown University Law Center (runner-up in the Americas Division). The opponent is not only a well-known law w88 casino in the United States, but also one of the co-organizers of this event, with rich participation experience and professional guidance. The three debaters from the University of International w88 accurately grasped the focus of the controversy, responded flexibly to key issues, and comprehensively demonstrated the results of careful research and polishing before the competition. In the end, they successfully advanced to the semi-finals with their outstanding and stable performance and ranked among the top four in the world.
After entering the semi-finals, the University of w88 and Economics team once again faced its opponent in the preliminaries - the West Bengal Law University team in Kolkata, India. Facing the unprecedented fierce competition, the three debaters from the University of International w88 continued their calm yet flexible style of court debate, demonstrating solid professional skills and a high degree of teamwork. Although it failed to enter the finals and stopped at the top four in the world, it has set a new record for the best results ever achieved by universities in mainland China, demonstrating the outstanding strength and global influence of the w88 casino in the field of WTO law teaching and research.
The JHJ-WTO competition was founded by the European Law Students Association (“ELSA”) and is co-organized by the WTO Secretariat, high-end international law firms and world-renowned universities. It is the most authoritative student moot court competition in the WTO field.This year’s competition team will be professionally guided and managed by Gong Hongliu, deputy dean of the w88 casino of Law. In preparation for the finals, Professor Cristina Mariottini and Professor Mark Koulen gave professional guidance.(Written by Gong Hongliu and reviewed by Li Huanhuan)
