Tulane Moot Court Team Competes at The Hague

This summer, Tulane Law’s International Criminal Court (ICC) Appellate Moot Court team traveled to The Hague to compete in the ICC Finals, hosted by the International Bar Association (IBA). 

Each year, the ICC IBA Moot Court Competition brings student teams from around the world to the Netherlands to compete in a simulated international criminal law case. As part of the competition, students present oral arguments before panels of legal experts in a courtroom at the International Criminal Court. This marks the third consecutive year that a Tulane Law team has qualified for and competed in the ICC IBA Finals. 

The team, comprised of 3Ls Claire Jones, Jack Mason and Caitlin Roder, qualified for the finals in March 2026 after earning third place at the ICC IBA Moot Court Qualifying Rounds at Pace University. 

Over five days of preliminary rounds, the team argued before international law scholars, sitting ICC judges, former national attorneys general and appellate judges. The team ultimately ranked in the top third of the competition among 94 teams from around the world, alongside coach Selin Ferhangil (L ’26). 

The team’s success in The Hague marks an exciting start to a busy year for Tulane Law’s moot court program, with the Mardi Gras Moot Court Invitational, the annual intraschool competition and several other competitions on the calendar for the year.