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2025 Moot Court Competition - 30th Anniversary

First Place

Universidad Nacional de Colombia

  • Erick Santiago González Lopez
  • Juan Carlos Pasachova Ramirez

Second Place

Universidad Católica de Santa María

  • Luis Fabian Paredes Romero
  • Mariagrazia Hilda Caceres Montes

Special Award "Mario López Garelli" to the Best Rookie Team

Universidad Metodista de Angola

  • Dulce Tchidembe Cabangagi

  • Maria dos Santos Gonçalvez Ganga

Special Award "Mario López Garelli" to the Best Rookie Team

O.P Jindal Global University

  • Harshita Gupta
  • Aditi Anup

First ever Refugee IAMOOT team

Nicaraguan Refugee Team

  • Katy Massiell Matey Lechado
  • Alan Antonio Guerrero Molina

2025 Final Round Honor Panel

Our distinguished Final Honor Panel included the Hypo Case Author, one of the Academy’s Co-Directors, an Ambassador, and several other well-recognized human rights experts and advocates.

  • Jorge Meza, Assistant Executive Secretary for the Petition and Case System IACHR - Hypo Case Author
  • Karine Ruel, Executive Direction of Layers without Borders - Canada
  • Claudia Martin, WCL Professorial Lecturer in Residence and Co-Director of the Academy on Human Rights
  • Angelita Baeyens, VP International Advocacy & Litigation at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
  • Hector Enrique Arce Zaconeta, Ambassador - Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Bolivia to the Organization of American States
  • Paola Rojas, IAMOOT Network of Participants President

2025 AUWCL Photo Library Pictures

Please take a look at our memories from our 2025 Competition in our institutional:
AUWCL Photo Library.

2025 Final Round Recording

Please watch our Final Round recording here and relive the emotions of our 30th anniversary grand final! – AVAILABLE SOON

Winning Memorials 

  • Best Memorial for the State in English: William & Mary Law School
  • Best Memorial for the Victims in English: Universiteit Gent
  • Best Memorial for the State in Spanish: Universidad de Montevideo
  • Best Memorial for the Victims in Spanish: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
  • Best Memorial for the State in Portuguese: Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro
  • Best Memorial for the Victims in Portuguese: Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da Fundação Getulio Vargas
  • 2nd Best Memorial for the State in English: University of Miami, School of law
  • 2nd Best Memorial for the Victims in English: University of Miami, School of law
  • 2nd Best Memorial for the State in Spanish: Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • 2nd Best Memorial for the Victims in Spanish: Universidad Diego Portales
  • 2nd Best Memorial for the State in Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • 2nd Best Memorial for the Victims in Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
  • 3rd Best Memorial for the State in English: University of Wisconsin Law School
  • 3rd Best Memorial for the Victims in English: William & Mary Law School
  • 3rd Best Memorial for the State in Spanish: Universidad de los Andes
  • 3rd Best Memorial for the Victims in Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
  • 3rd Best Memorial for the State in Portuguese: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - PUCPR
  • 3rd Best Memorial for the Victims in Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

 Best Oralists 

  • 2025 Special Award "Elizabeth Abi Mershed Best Orator Overall": Maria dos Santos Gonçalvez Ganga, Universidade Metodista de Angola
  • Best Oralist in English: Christina Velasquez, University of Miami - School of law

  • Best Oralist in Spanish: Erick Santiago González Lopez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

  • Best Oralist in Portuguese: Maria dos Santos Gonçalvez Ganga, Universidade Metodista de Angola

  • 2nd Best Oralist in English: Sarah Cox, William & Mary Law School

  • 2nd Best Oralist in Spanish: Juan Carlos Pasachova Ramirez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

  • 2nd Best Oralist in Portuguese: Luiz Fernando Bozza Pinheiro, Centro Universitário Antônio Eufrásio de Toledo de Presidente Prudente

  • 3rd Best Oralist in English: Jacob Benchetrit, University of Miami - School of law

  • 3rd Best Oralist in Spanish: Jesus Miguel Valladares Rivas, Universidad Gerardo Barrios Centro Regional Usulután

  • 3rd Best Oralist in Portuguese: Laura Brandão Pasinato, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Please note that our results-publishing policy changed slightly following the 2025 rule reforms. For Memorial and Individual Speaker Scores, only the top 50% were published. For Preliminary Rounds, we published only the teams that recorded at least one Win in their results, including those that advanced to the Semi-Finals and those that did not. All Semi-Final scores were published online. Any team that did not place within the top 50% may email iamoot@wcl.american.edu to receive their score. We will not provide access to any other team’s scores (unless already published) and we do not share individual judges’ evaluations under any circumstances.