UC Hastings Prevails in Fifteenth Annual Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition

This past weekend, the Fifteenth Annual Asylum & Refugee Law National Moot Court Competition was held virtually. More than a dozen law school teams participated.  The event was organized by the UC Davis School of Law’s Moot Court Honors Board.

It was a great competition.  The problem, which raised issues of the definition of “particular social group” for asylum purposes and whether a crime was one “involving moral turpitude” subjecting a noncitizen to removal.  I was honored to serve as one of the judges in the final round.  The advocates were poised and well-prepared.

A team from UC Hastings edged a team from Columbia School of Law in the finals. 

KJ