Greetings from Hiroshima! 

Hiroshima University invites you and your friends to the East Asia Regional Rounds (EARR) for the International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition (IEMCC), which will be held for the first time in Hiroshima, Japan, from December 18th to 21st, 2024.

The contest winners in Hiroshima will advance to the International Finals of Stetson University near Tampa, Florida, U.S!

Hiroshima University will host the event to enable more East Asian students and other countries to enjoy legal minds through international law moots. 

Furthermore, we are preparing valuable programs, including an international symposium with experts researching internationally critical environmental issues. You can also plan a trip around Hiroshima, like Miyajima Island, including Itsukushima Shrine, one of the UNESCO World Heritage. 

We hope to see many schools register for this year’s event! 

This page will update the further information for EARR 2024-2025. Please follow this page for the announcement and registration procedures.

We are looking forward to seeing you and your friends this December.

Most sincerely,

Min-ju Kim, Ph.D. 

Chair of the EARR Executive Committee 

Associate Professor 

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences & School of Law 

Hiroshima University

<Details> (updated 04/10/2024)

・Date: 2024/12/18(Wed)-2024/12/21(Sat)

・Place: School of Law(Higashi-senda campus in Hiroshima City), Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

　           1-1-89 Higashisendamachi, Naka Ward, Hiroshima, 730-0053 

 ** Please be careful of misunderstanding the campus. HU has three campuses.  

・Registration: 2024/10/18~2024/10/31 (We will update the further details on this page.) *

・Topic: Subsistence Use and Trophy Hunting 

・Record

・Clarifications to the Record 

・Rules for International Finals

・Rules for EARR 

1. The East Asian Regional Rounds of Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition Rules 2024-2025 (EARR Rules) prevail over other rules at this IEMCC(2024-2025). 

2. Each team consists of 2 to 3 persons, and all team members must be college students, graduate students, or law school students.

3. In a preliminary round, all participating teams should not watch other teams’ competitions.

4. From the semi-finals, parties, whether the applicant or the respondent, will be decided by flipping a coin in the courtroom.

5. Each party will have three seats in the courtroom. Oralists must consist of two people, and one writer may take the other seat.

6. If a team fails to attend in the designated courtroom on time, the team may be eliminated.

7. If two teams from the same school participate in the competition, each team must submit a different memorial for either an applicant or a respondent through consultation. 

8. Every team must submit the memorial and affidavit by November 15 at 5 PM(US EST) to Katherine Pratt at  and EARR Executive Committee at earr2024@hiroshima-u.ac.jpkpratt2@law.stetson.edu

・Contact: earr2024@hiroshima-u.ac.jp