Pictured: Aidan Fisher and Esra Alfadil

Esra Alfadil and Aidan Fisher were successful in the preliminary rounds of the competition and were one of 24 teams invited to the qualifying rounds at the Palais de Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

The team gave submissions on four distinct areas of international human rights law, across multiple rounds, before a panel of human rights academics, advocates, and practitioners.

Strathclyde was the only Scottish institution and only one of two institutions from the UK to qualify.

Out of a total of 92 teams participating across all rounds, with 34 countries and 90 institutions represented, the team placed joint 10th with Mr Fisher being awarded a prize for best individual oralist. This was both students’ first time participating in an external moot.

Dr Elaine Webster, who coached the team, said: “Thank you to everyone who supported Esra and Aidan, including the sponsors of the trip – the University, the law school, the alumni fund, the Faculty of Advocates, and Miller Hill Samuel Brown.

“Esra and Aidan have done themselves, the Mooting Society, and their supporters proud! They entered the competition on their own initiative, worked incredibly hard, and took part in a global competition of an exceptionally high standard. It was a truly wonderful learning experience.”