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December 13, 2006
American University of Armenia (AUA) Law Students Win the Red Cross
International Humanitarian Law Competition
Yerevan- The AUA Law Department proudly recognizes its three competitors in
the final round of this year’s International Humanitarian Law Competition of
the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Narine Aslanyan,
Adelaida Baghdasaryan, and Shakeh Hartounians, as well as two MCLS students,
Narine Aslanyan and Adelaida Baghdasaryan, who won second and third place,
respectively.
2006 marks the first time that students from AUA Law have participated in
this annual event.
To compete, students are first required to write a legal memorandum on
customary International Humanitarian Law (IHL). This year, seven AUA Law
students participated in this part of the competition. To continue,
students are then required to make a presentation and field questions from
the ICRC Regional Legal Advisor, the Head of the ICRC Delegation in Armenia,
and fellow competitors.
AUA Law student presentations stood out for their practice-oriented approach
and legal analysis of regional conflicts through the application of IHL
concepts, while the presentations of competitors were mostly of a
theoretical approach. Law Department students were also the only
competitors to refer to policy as a source of rule interpretation when
answering the ICRC Regional Legal Advisor’s questions.
"The students appreciated the opportunity to practice their analytical
skills and to defend their legal opinions before such a well-qualified
audience," pointed out Dr. Thomas J. Samuelian, Dean of the AUA Law faculty.
The students now have the opportunity to participate in an IHL moot court
sponsored by the ICRC in late February, 2007.
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