The Hague Inter-University Law Debate Tournament Winners, Finalists and Rankings
Champions
2023 – University of Antioquia (Colombia)
2022 – University of Western Ontario (Canada)
2021 – The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
2020 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
2019 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
2018 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Edition 2023 – 6th edition:
Champion : University of Antioquia (Colombia)
Paula Andrea Gómez Acosta – Cristian Camilo Rico Zapata – Luna María Morales Pulido
(coaches: Prof. Dr. Carolina Vásquez Arango – Prof. Esteban Muñoz Galeano)
Vice-Champion : University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Andreea-Diana Panait – Adam Beach – Amal El Abida
3rd place : University of Manitoba (Canada)
Liam Brown – Diana Gutierrez – Stefan Leicht
4th place : University of Western Ontario (Canada)*
Jack Walsh – Rebekah Rodrigues – Spencer Reiser
(coach: Prof. Dr. Valerie Oosterveld)
5th place : University of the Republic (Uruguay)
Ignacio Michelini – María Federica Sáenz – Lorenzo Proto
(coaches: Santiago Theoduloz – Matias Danzi – Candelaria Rodríguez)
6th place : Tilburg University (Netherlands)
Spyridon Kontos – Lulu Samborska
(coach: Rami Fransawi)
7th place : Universite Francaise en Armenie (Armenia)
Svetlana Mkrtchyan – Tatevik Ghazaryan – Luiza Melkumyan
(coaches: Parandzem Mikayelyan – Arpine Arakelyan)
8th place : University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago)
Marvin Williams – Suana Sookdeo – Leamna Lutchman
(coaches: Dr. Alicia Elias-Roberts – Dr. Timothy Affonso)
9th place : University of Bologna (Italy)
Luis Felipe Álvarez Vega – Maria Gabrielle Paiva Barbosa – Emma Berteau
(coach: Ieva Malickaite)
10th place : The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)*
Tolga Dogan – Simen Kokkvall
(coaches: Sayed Altamash Khalil – Leyla Gayibova – Miera Montero)
11th place : University of Melbourne (Australia)
Jolin B. – Ilan Slonim
12th place : Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
Anna Tikhomirova – Rishit Singh – Fausta Zykute
(coaches: Zain Safdar – Siddh Nagori)
13th place : Katmandu University (Nepal)
Ojaswini Shah – Nadila Kharel
(coach: Swastika Pradhan – Prof. Prajwal Gyawali)
14th place : University of the South Pacific (Vanuatu)
Harriet Sionetama – Natasha Amani – Brigitte Laboukly
(coaches: Prof. Sofia Shah – Prof. Dr. Morsen Mosses)
15th place : Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
Dominik Vostál – Adam Dobiáš – Mane Hovhannisjan
(coaches: Prof. Martin Švec – Prof. Zuzana Vikarská)
16th place : Catholic University of Lille (France)
Nina Garcia – Arnaud Begue – Blanche Dwyer
(coaches: Prof. Dr. Aurélien Raccah – Ophélie Omnes)
17th place : Sofia University (Bulgaria)
Martin Kyuchukov – Victoriya Malinova – Svetlin Ivanchenko
(coaches: Sofia Donskaya – Maria Merdzhanova)
18th place : University of Porto (Portugal)
Guilherme Alexandre – Miguel Nóbrega Simões – Hugo Rafael Folha Sobral Brito de Almeida
19th place : University of Lagos (Nigeria)
Jadesola Shodimu – Kelechi Praise Alpheaus – Adegunju Oluwatomilade Victoria
(coach: Shalom Ajibade)
20th place : Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)***
Maria Eduarda Milagres Fonseca – Sofia Campolina
(coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)
21st place : University of Lusaka (Zambia)
Sydney Miti – Eager Kapambwe – Tanyaradzwa Maponga
(coaches: Prof. Theresa Lumbama-Kaputo – Mwaka Chizinga)
22nd place : Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Ilkana Aliyeva – Zehra Sevimli – Tsholofelo Emily Letlhage
(coach: Prof. Evhen Tsybulenko)
23rd place : Makerere University (Uganda)
Birungi Primah Elizabeth – Harry Mwesigwa
(coach: Okello Fortunate)
24th place : Qatar University
Ragad Shoukri Mahmoud Elthalatiny – Shoaa Essa A E Al-Mesalam
(coach: Prof. Charles Schnurman)
Edition 2022 – 5th edition:
Most viewed match: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands) vs. University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Champion: University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Meghan Hawa – Justine Dryburgh – Dylan Parobec
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Valerie Oosterveld)
Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)*
Emily Warchala – Ahmed Amr Nabil Darwish – Yaroslav Zaitsev
(Coach: Leyla Gayibova, Miera Montero, Sayed Altamash Khalil)
3rd place: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)***
Fabricio Lafuente Pena – Laura Gripp Rosas – Lucas Tabanez Murta de Souza
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)
4th place: University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Tharushi Gamage – Methmuthu Navoda Abeywickrama – Kalana Herath
5th place: Reykjavik University (Iceland)
Martin Maron – Maxime Snappe – Dylan Top
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Snjolaug Arnadottir)
6th place: Kathmandu University (Nepal)
Swastika Pradhan – Diksha Dhital – Asmita Pandey
(Coach: Shreya Joshi)
7th place: University of Lagos (Nigeria)
Njoku Augusta Chinweubaum – Alonge Gloria Oziohu – Adedayo Michael Adeshina
(Coach: Shalom Ajibade)
8th place: University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (France)
Marianne Breton – Nellya Fort – Camille Masson
(Coach : Prof. Dr. Michelle Elliot)
9th place: Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
Andy Zhang – Radmehr Khosrokhavar – Rami Fransawi
(Coach: Lenno Telemans)
10th place: Sofia University (Bulgaria)
Sofia Donskaya – Maria Merdzhanova – Spas Hristov
(Coach: Prof. Dimitar Gochev)
11th place: University of Bologna (Italy)
Valeriia Lymischenko – Ieva Malickaite – Saba Ishkhalidze
(Coach: Laura Ferri)
12th place: National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Dee Mu Rui Marcus – Jin Yilei – Shaun Song
13th place: University of Melbourne (Australia)
Ghazal Fashchian – Ben Kingston – Meg Stevens
14th place: Catholic University of Lille (France)
Laetitia Pelaccia – Eloise Andre – Ambre Polycarpe
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Aurelien Raccah)
15th place: University of Burdwan (India)
Chandril Chattopadhay – Sanjib Das – Sadia Sultana
(Coach: Dr. Debdatta Das)
16th place: Qatar University (Qatar)
Fatima Aref A A Khashabi – Shaikha Ali M A Alfehani – Maryam Omar Albader
(Coach: Prof. Charles Schnurman)
17th place: Pontificia University of Chile (Chile)
Emanuel Jimenez Navarro – Esperanza Hope
(Coach: Prof. Jorge Sahd K)
18th place: Chuo University (Japan)
Mao Ihara – Honoka Kawano – Futaba Tamura
(Coach: Chloe Batchelor)
19th place: University of the Free State (South Africa)
Mokgadi Ramatshwi – Ofentse Ramatswi
(Coach: S.C. Zulu)
20th place: Makerere University (Uganda)
Angelo Sewanonda – Fortunate Okello – Asasira Anita
Edition 2021 – 4th edition :
Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Sayed Altamash Khalil – Alexandra Sarban – Martin Stumpf (Coach: Leyla Gayibova, Miera Montero)
Vice-Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Bernardo Leal, Augusto Sergio, Matheus Mendonca
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)
3rd place: Catholic University of Lille (France)
Camilla Chetioui, Glory Ojesanmi, Valentine Lata
(Coach : Prof. Dr. Aurelien Raccah)
4th place: University of Poitiers (France)
Josepha de Crecy, Tsira Karmazanashvili, Leona Alijevic
(Coach: Chantal Jean)
5th place: Ukrainian Catholic University (Ukraine)
Dmytro Fihun, Serhii Andruschenko
(Coach: Yuliia Navrotska)
Edition 2020 – 3rd edition:
Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Bernardo Leal, Augusto Sergio, Matheus Mendonca
(Coach: Prof. Lorena Bastianetto)
Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Anas Qazi, Coen Ploeger, Alexander Wiest
(Coach: Leyla Gayibova)
Edition 2019 – 2nd edition:
Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Luiza Belem, Augusto Sergio
(Coach: Prof. Lorena Bastianetto)
Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Mariella Eldirani, Shanya Caspary
Edition 2018 – 1st international edition :
Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Camila Loureiro – Augusto Sergio
Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Irina Csender – Sindi Lama
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