We congratulate the NLS student team for emerging winners in the India Rounds of the 30th Annual Stetson International Environment Moot Court Competition. The team comprised Gaurav Aswani (IIIrd year LLB), Kedar Manoj Ammanji (IVth year BA LLB) and Shashwat Shankar (IInd year BA LLB).

The India Rounds saw participation of 37 teams from India and Nepal, hosted by Surana&Surana International Attorneys at the School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru.

The NLS team was up against NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad in the Finals after winning five rounds (two Prelims, Octa-Finals, Quarter-Finals and Semi-Finals).

Gaurav Aswani was adjudged as the Best Speaker of the Final Rounds. The NLS team has qualified for representing India at the International Rounds.

NLSIU last won the international rounds in the 23rd Edition in 2019.

About the Competition

Organised by the Stetson University, Florida, this is the 30th edition of the competition, which is considered a grand-slam moot. The case every year involves emerging and important issues of International Environment Law and the forum of the dispute is the International Court of Justice.

The theme for 2025-26 is ‘Prior Informed Consent and Benefit Sharing in the Context of De-Extinction.’

The 30th Annual Stetson International Environmental Moot Court International Finals will take place in person at Stetson’s Gulfport, Florida campus on April 15-18, 2026.

A Note from the Team

“We would like to thank Ananya Tangri (Vth year BA LLB), Shruti Jain (Vth year BA LLB), Saumitra Khullar (IIIrd year LLB) and faculty at the University for their guidance and time over the course of our preparation. We also express our gratitude to Dr. Mahesh Yaranal (Librarian In-Charge) and Mr. Jayaram (Reprographer) at the University for their assistance overnight before the Final Rounds, especially with producing bulk copies of case documents and compendiums within a few hours.”

The team would also like to thank their junior researchers – Siddhant Singh (Ist year BA LLB) and Charvi Singh (IInd year BA LLB) for their able assistance throughout the last few months.

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