Teams from the Faculty of Law of the University of Novi Sad won first and second place at the traditional “Moot Court” competition, a simulation of trial in the field of protection from discrimination for final-year law students, which was held for the 11th time and organized by the Commissioner for the Protection of Equality. Jovana Radak from the Faculty of Law, University of Novi Sad, was declared the best speaker, while the team from the Faculty of Law in Ni\u0161 won in the category of the best written submission. The topic of the moot court was discrimination in the digital sphere based on nationality.<\/p>\n
Commissioner for the Protection of Equality, Brankica Jankovi\u0107, congratulated the awarded students and stated that she is pleased that future lawyers participate in this competition every year, thereby demonstrating their determination to improve their knowledge in the field of non-discrimination and human rights. By facing practical problems, our students learn that justice and equality are not just abstract concepts, but a living and necessary reality that we must defend every day. We believe that some of you will one day take the place of judges in this competition, as leading experts in the field of equality in Serbia, said the Commissioner.<\/p>\n
The judges were: former President of the Constitutional Court Bosa Nenadi\u0107, former President of the Supreme Court Vida Petrovi\u0107 \u0160kero, Judge of the Higher Court in Belgrade Neboj\u0161a \u0110uri\u010di\u0107, President of the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights Katarina Golubovi\u0107\/”Justice for All” project and Director of the RNIDS Foundation Dejan \u0110uki\u0107.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoot court\u201d is the only competition of this type in Europe in the field of discrimination and consists of drafting a lawsuit and a response to the lawsuit, as well as simulating a hearing, based on a given case from the practice of the Commissioner. This year, 11 teams from accredited law schools across Serbia applied for the competition. The competition was supported by the Serbian National Internet Domain Registry Foundation (RINDS) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The aim of this competition is to contribute to the development of legal education in this field and to the advancement of equality in the Republic of Serbia.<\/p>\n
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The composition of the winning student teams:<\/p>\n
First place \u2013 Jovana Radak, Katarina Klisura and Angelina Srdi\u0107 (Novi Sad)<\/p>\n
Second place \u2013 Gordana Bitevi\u0107, Mia Lu\u017eaji\u0107 and Dusan Rajkov (Novi Sad)<\/p>\n
Best written submission – Ana Zdravkovi\u0107, Marija Ran\u0111elovi\u0107 and Stefan Stojanovi\u0107 (Ni\u0161)<\/p>\n
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