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On 11 November 2025, the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) at the University of Luxembourg kicked off the 2025–2026 Moot Court season with a welcome ceremony marking the launch of the new season together with students, coaches, professors, and the legal professionals who support our Moot Court Programme.
Dr Susana Muñoz, Moot Court Coordinator, opened the ceremony with an inspiring speech that captured the feeling of embarking on a new mooting journey – a path that promises challenge, discovery, and growth. She also drew on the extraordinary milestone in the University’s mooting history, highlighting the unprecedented achievement of the University’s 2024–2025 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court (MLMC) team who reached the World Final in Sydney on 2 October 2025. The team – Lucia Maori and Noan Renault – ranked first in Europe and second worldwide, a result she described as a reflection of their “dedication, teamwork, and intellectual courage.”
Addressing students, Dr Muñoz encouraged this year’s mooters to embrace the challenges ahead:
‟ There are no straight lines on this journey. Only curves, slopes, and crossroads. You will encounter uncertainty. You will search for answers that may not exist, and you will learn to be comfortable with that. Be prepared for the unprepared. Because it’s along the hardest stretches of the path that you will grow the most.”
Moot Court Coordinator
She then introduced the teams representing the University this academic year. Eighteen students will compete across five moot courts, supported by eight coaches and six supervisors. The teams are participating in the European Law Moot Court Competition, the Concours européen des droits de l’homme René Cassin, the Monroe E Price Media Law Moot Court Competition, the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition, and the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition.
Moot Court teams 2025
Each team will tackle complex legal issues such as the horizontal direct effect of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; the protection of minors from sexual exploitation and their right to sexual self-determination; representative consumer actions concerning data protection breaches involving the sale of sensitive data; environment and human rights protection; freedom of expression, privacy, and national security in the context of new technologies; the denial of humanitarian assistance as a war crime; the immunity of Heads of State from criminal prosecution; and the responsibility and liability for space activities carried out by non-governmental corporate actors.
As part of the celebration of the University of Luxembourg MLMC team’s outstanding achievement, Lucia Maori and Noan Renault reflected on their mooting journey and offered encouragement to new participants. Speaking about mooting, Lucia said:
“It’s a real journey. You will have to hold on, but with good coaches and good teammates, that’s what really matters. Trust each other, be open, communicate… Uni.lu is there to support you as well, and it has been a wonderful support. I enjoyed the entire process — the ups and the downs — and I can only assure you that it is all very worth it.”
Her teammate Noan echoed that sentiment:
“We became vice world champions, which is definitely my biggest and proudest achievement as a law student. You’re going to learn a lot — not just about the law, but about yourselves. If I had to give you a few pieces of advice, I would say: prepare yourselves by learning and working hard, but also be mentally prepared. And remember that a moot court is really a team effort… Work together, help each other, trust each other, motivate each other — and I’m sure everything will be just fine.”
After the students spoke, their coaches, Dr Gabrielle Leterre and Theodora Liameti, shared their reflections on why moot court is such a powerful and meaningful journey. Dr Leterre, Postdoctoral Researcher at the FDEF, emphasised the importance of motivation and the central role of strong communication and collaboration, both within the team and with coaches, as key to success. Ms Liameti highlighted how the experience builds essential teamwork skills, fosters resilience through shared challenges, and offers a deeply personal and lasting impact that extends well beyond the competition itself.
Dr Gabrielle Leterre and Theodora Liameti
The ceremony closed with Susana Muñoz’s reminder that Moot Court is “more than a competition — it is a path of learning, growth, and self-discovery, reflecting the programme’s core values of vision, caution, prudence, discretion, and wisdom.”
After the ceremony, a cocktail reception offered students the chance to connect with peers and members of the Uni.lu Moot Court Community. The Faculty wishes all participants an inspiring mooting season full of learning and development.
Networking cocktail