2011 Niagara Moot

Omar Ha-Redeye was a judge in the 2011 Niagara International Moot Court Competition, on February 24-26, 2011 in Toronto.

This year’s problem focused on Arctic sovereignty in a dispute between Canada and the U.S.

The competition is hosted by the  Canada-United States Law Institute (CUSLI) and involves participation from the following schools in Canada and America:

American University Washington College of Law
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law
Cornell University Law School
Georgetown University Law Center
Michigan State University College of Law
Queen’s University Faculty of Law
Seattle University Law School
St. Louis University School of Law
University at Buffalo Law School
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law
University of Windsor Faculty of Law
Valparaiso University School of Law
Washington University School of Law
William Mitchell College of Law

Sponsors included DLA Piper, Fasken Martineau, Crowell Moring, Cassels Brock, McMillan, and Torys LLP.

Award for Best Advocate went to David Kocan & Brandon Wheeler, with Second Place going to Jason Urbaniak and Catherine Mariano, Third Place to Kaitlyn Faucett and Matt Vance, and Fourth Place to Kurt Kruckerberg.  Complete results of the competition can be found here.

Niagara Problem 2010