UCU Jessup Team Prepares for Washington D.C.

The UCU Jessup Team has filed their written submissions and is now in preparation for oral rounds in the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition in Washington D.C.

The UCU Jessup Team Members are: Manzi Moses (LLB 4), Judy Kyalimpa (LLB 4), Justus Amanyire (LLB 4), Matsiko Samuel (LLB 3) and Lucie Wanjiku. The fourth year students will be making the trip to Washington D.C.

At this time the team from UCU is not guaranteed a spot in the international rounds. A team from Makerere University has also filed written submissions. As only one team from Uganda will be participant in the international round there will need to be a national run-off on Saturday, March 20th in Washington D.C.

The International Rounds begin on Sunday March 21st and conclude on Saturday March 27th.

The Jessup Competition is internationally recognized as the largest and most prestigious moot court competition in the world.

African Human RIghts Moot

The African Human Rights Moot Court Competition will be held in University of Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin in September - early October 2010.

All African law faculties are invited to participate in this competition. Moot teams are to consist of one male law student and one female law student.

The Uganda Christian University Moot Programme will select a team to compete in this moot.

For more information on the African Human Rights Moot Court Competition please visit

India Moot Team Preforms Well

A team from Uganda Christian University preformed very well in the 13th Annual M.M. Singhvi International Moot Court Competition in Jodhpur, India. (Rajastan)

The UCU team was comprised of Ruhombora Sarah, Byamugisha Moses and Mercy Grace Kisinza.

The Competition was hosted by National Law University (Jodhpur)

The UCU team wrote the highest scoring single memorial in the competition and had the second highest composite score for its two memorial submissions. This is a significant accomplishment given the fact that the competition featured 48 teams, including teams from as far away as the United States and Australia.

In the oral rounds the team had the 3rd highest score among all competitors after the first two rounds.

The team advanced to the Octagon round and failed to advance to the semi-final round based on comparative scoring differentials.

All in all the team should be congratulated for an excellent effort and a great showing for Uganda Christian University at the International level.