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October 25, 2002: Gulfport, Fla., -- .- Law students from around the world will converge on Stetson University College of Law, Nov.1-2, for the Seventh Annual International Environmental Moot Court Competition.
"This competition will draw some of the world's best student advocates who have a particular focus on environmental issues," said Royal Gardner, associate dean of Stetson University College of Law. "Stetson is proud to sponsor the only moot court competition that addresses international environmental issues."
This year's problem concerns environmental and national security issues related to the trans-boundary movement and reprocessing of highly enriched uranium. Twenty-four teams from Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, India, New Zealand and ten different U.S. states are expected to compete.
Final round judges include:
- Frank Emmert, dean of Concordia International University in Estonia and an expert in European Union law
- Anne Rowley, an attorney specializing in international matters with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- William Thomas, a Washington D.C. attorney who is the co-chair of the ABA's International Environmental Law Committee
Students from The National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India, won last year's competition, the first time that a team outside the United States had won.
Associate Dean Gardner and Vice Dean Darby Dickerson created this competition seven years ago to increase awareness about international environmental challenges. In its inaugural year,
12 teams competed. The event has grown to include the Indian National Rounds and the Australasian Rounds, where foreign teams compete for the right to advance to the finals held on the campus of Stetson University College of Law.
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Stetson University College of Law is Florida's first law school. It has educated lawyers for more than 100 years, and offers continuing legal education programs for regional, state, national and international audiences. Stetson University College of Law tied for first place in Trial Advocacy in the 2003 U.S. News & World Report rankings of law schools. It is also the future headquarters for the National Conference of Law Reviews. www.law.stetson.edu
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