
The Hague Inter-University Law Debate Tournament Winners, Finalists and Rankings
Champions


2025 – University of Bologna (Italy)


2024 – University of Lusaka (Zambia)


2023 – University of Antioquia (Colombia)


2022 – University of Western Ontario (Canada)


2021 – The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)

2020 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

2019 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)

2018 – Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Edition 2025 – 8th edition:
Best Oralist : José A. Molinelli González

Champion : University of Bologna (Italy)*
José A. Molinelli González – Guleycan Yildiz – Mahmud Bayramov
(coaches : Elizaveta Vorobey – Salah Eddine Chkairi)

Vice-Champion : Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia)
Danah Alsaif – Ghena Kurdi – Khaled Abdou
(coaches : Judy Sahab – Hashim Ashram – Sofia Adan)

3rd place : ULACIT Latin-American University of Sciences and Technology (Costa Rica)
María Carolina González Blanco – Gabriel David Jimenez Benavides – Maybell Melissa Fernandez Ramos
(coaches : David Garnier Méndez – Jose Armando Madrigal Segura)

4th place : Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University (France)
Emilie Dittmar – Martin Velev – Meghna Mahboobani

5th place : University of Maryland (United States of America)
Joshua Hale – Amanda Liang – Gabriel Gever
(coaches : Leanna Feinleib – Peter Danchin)

6th place : University of Lusaka (Zambia)*
Zizwani Mwale – Mulima Kaluwe – Mbulo Mwaba
(coaches : Theresa Lumbama-Kaputo – Nicole Tanyaradzwa-Bwanya)

7th place : University of Melbourne (Australia)
Isabella Sweeney – Stephanie Brennan – Isaac Flake
(coach : Wayne Jocic)

8th place : Tilburg University (Netherlands)
Deyan Hristov – Denitsa Boykova
(coaches : Dana Vasile – Benancio Aguirre Rosas)

9th place : National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece)
Pelagia Stamataki – Leonidas Tsaousis – Maria-Panagiota (Maraya) Berketi
(coach : Glory Ojesanmi)

10th place : Kathmandu University (Nepal)
Ojaswee Thapa – Aditi Karki – Sneha Adhikari
(coach : Shreya Joshi)

11th place : The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)*
Bianca-Mihaela Cojocaru – Andrei-Vlad Alexinschi
(coach : Sayed Altamash Khalil)

12th place : Durham University (United Kingdom)
Ailís Neligan – Ivan Sluchenkov

13th place : Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Maria Mirenburg – Suvi Riipinen – Gretlyn Koppel
(coach : Aleksi Oskar Johannes Kajander)

14th place : University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Mudassar Shaban – Mikail Akhtar – Toby Grier
(coach : Sarish Mohar)

15th place : University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago)
Kaliffa Wilkinson – Vishala Jabar – Adrienne Murray
(coach : Shivangelie Ramoutar)

16th place : Catholic University of Lille (France)
Jeanne Lepers – Jeanne Eva Nguyen – Manon Sampson
(coaches : Sarah Elsahat – Claire Besson-Imbert)

17th place : University of Lagos (Nigeria)
Grace Nnachi Amarachukwu – Lawrence Uchendu – Olaide Tosin
(coach : Michael Adedayo)

18th place : UFMG Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Beatriz Rodrigues Rossi – Lívia Luzia Braz – Amanda Ruiz
(coach : Amina Welten Guerra)

19th place : University of Kansas (United States of America)
Israel Nelson – Harrison Polen

20th place : O.P Jindal Global University (India)
Hrishabh Iyer – Tanish Neeraj – Charunivetha Solai Gnanasekar

21st place : Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
Kristýna Bohlová – Tomáš Neugebauer – Karolína Suchánková
(coach : Martin Švec)

22nd place : University of Malaya (Malaysia)
Thivagar A/L Thullasi Nathan – Pavandeep Singh – Kenneth Chin Yi Wei
(coach : Dr. Najwa Rosli)

23rd place : University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Adi Salaseini Gonelevu – Samuela Tuinabua – Shivnesh Ram
(coaches : Shivendra Nath – Varunesh Permal)

24th place : University of Zambia (Zambia)
Kapala Gift – Musonda Teddy – Banda Bisalom
(coach : Njavwa Faith Tembo)

25th place : King’s College London (United Kingdom)
Sophie Guzminova – Juozas Cėpla – Carla Roth

26th place : University of Manitoba (Canada)
Tarun Sandhu – Cole Cornies – Nav Nain

27th place : Desh Bhagat University (India)
Mansha Khanna – Sonali Gupta

28th place : Sofia University (Bulgaria)
Nedelina Stoyanova – Karolina Hristova
(coaches : Maya Angelova – Martin Kyuchukov)

29th place : IULM University of Milan (Italy)
Giulia Lanzoni – Federico Binaghi – Nathan Amatucci
(coaches : Alberto Mingardi – Beatrice Lemme)

30th place : University of Chile (Chile)
Martina Bilbao López – Tomás Araya – Diego Perret Esparza
(coach : Andrés Rubilar Hernández)

31st place : University of Botswana (Botswana)
Tinotenda Mugomba – Tlamelo Moatshe
(coaches : Kgotla Tshimologo – Neo Ruth Setilo – Ruby Njonde)

32nd place : Yale University (United States of America)
Edition 2024 – 7th edition:
Best Oralist : Joel Law (Monash University)

Champion : University of Lusaka (Zambia)
Asiyatu Thandolwenkosi Mdala – Hilary Tino Miti – Austin Bweendo Kachenga
(coaches: Prof. Theresa Lumbama-Kaputo – Nicole Tanyaradzwa Bwanya)

Vice-Champion : University of the South Pacific (Fiji)
Varunesh Vikash Permal – Visha Vishalni Prakash – Kaya Naghma Lal
(coaches: Daiana Buresova – Peter Pranesh)

3rd place : Monash University (Australia)
Joel Law – Michael Tan

4th place : Prince Sultan University (Saudi Arabia)
Hashim Ashram – Leen Hashem – Judy Sahab
(coach: Abdallah Daban – Hend Moughrabiah – Prof. Sofia Adan)

5th place : University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Ranvir Raj – Krisha Sedani – Sarish Mohar

6th place : University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Daniel Svirsky – Whitney Igidi – Thomas Hewitt
(coaches: Prof. Valerie Oosterveld – Spencer Reiser)

7th place : Sofia University (Bulgaria)
Maya Angelova – Tereza Mkrtchyan
(coaches: Martin Kyuchukov – Sofia Donskaya)

8th place : University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Fatimatou Zahra Diallo – Abdullah Atassi – Adalberto Dionisi

9th place : Tilburg University (Netherlands)
Dana Vasile – Benancio Aguirre Rosas
(coaches: Rami Fransawi – Andy Zhang)

10th place : University of Bologna (Italy)
Salah Eddine Chkrairi – Elizaveta Vorobey – Chenda Wu
(coaches: Emma Berteau – Luis Felipe Alvarez Vega)

11th place : University of Antioquia (Colombia)*
Melissa Ordóñez Henao – Valeria Cecilia Romero Vásquez – Michelle Barbosa González
(coaches: Camilo Arango Duque – Esteban Muñoz Galeano)

12th place : The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)*
Mariam Al Kilanie – Nicholas Rossouw – Lina Tinnemann
(coaches: Miera Veni Montero – Sayed Altamash Khalil – Michaela Stavridou)

13th place : University of Manitoba (Canada)
Sameer Harris – Tia Andrews – Keerat Bhullar
(coach: Diana Gutierrez)

14th place : University of Lagos (Nigeria)
Erekiye Ugo – Rahmat Suenu – Esther Nnadozie
(coach: Gloria Oziohu Alonge)

15th place : University of Melbourne (Australia)
Alexander Siourthas – Oscar Calvert – Mitch Dow
(coach: Wayne Jocic)

16th place : University of Chile (Chile)
Amanda Pérez Pérez – Andres Rubilar – Constanza Silva

17th place : University of the Republic (Uruguay)
María Gonzalez – Carolina Silva – Felipe Guerra
(coaches: Santiago Theoduloz – Bruno Rivero)

18th place : King’s College London (United Kingdom)
Aisha Ahmer – Nousha Nematzadeh

19th place : University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago)
Terichelle Sorrillo – Jahia Asson – Jerome Mohammed
(coaches: Dr. Alicia Elias-Roberts – Dr. Timothy Affonso)

20th place : Luarasi University (Albania)
Keti Gerbi – Klea Biqiku
(coach: Prof. Blerina Shrkurti)

21st place : Kathmandu University (Nepal)
Shikshya Adhikari – Priyadarshani Khanal
(coach: Padma Rijal)

22nd place : Catholic University of Lille (France)
Romane Edelin-Silly – Anaïs Demuynck – Adélie Khaletskaya
(coach: Prof. Ophélie Omnes – Charlotte Pasquier)

23rd place : Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
Martina Paliariková – Marián Čura – Jakub Škutek
(coach: Prof. Martin Svec)

24th place : University of Botswana (Botswana)
Ruby Njonde – Kgotia Tshimologo – Neo Ruth Setilo
(coach: Arthur Henry)

25th place : Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Kseniia Rykacheva – Fabienne Lucy Golle
(coach: Aleksi Oskar Johannes Kajander)

26th place : University of Akureyri (Iceland)
Hrafnhildur Fönn Ingjaldsdóttir – Emma Ashlock
(coach: Brynn Morse)

27th place : Strathmore University (Kenya)
Shamiah Muchesia – Jeff Melita – Ridhi Kerai

28th place : State University of Tetova (North Macedonia)
Diellza Imeri – Hatixhe Memeti
(coach: Arta Bilalli)
Edition 2023 – 6th edition:

Champion : University of Antioquia (Colombia)
Paula Andrea Gómez Acosta – Cristian Camilo Rico Zapata – Luna María Morales Pulido
(coaches: Prof. Dr. Carolina Vásquez Arango – Prof. Esteban Muñoz Galeano)

Vice-Champion : University of Manchester (United Kingdom)
Andreea-Diana Panait – Adam Beach – Amal El Abida

3rd place : University of Manitoba (Canada)
Liam Brown – Diana Gutierrez – Stefan Leicht

4th place : University of Western Ontario (Canada)*
Jack Walsh – Rebekah Rodrigues – Spencer Reiser
(coach: Prof. Dr. Valerie Oosterveld)

5th place : University of the Republic (Uruguay)
Ignacio Michelini – María Federica Sáenz – Lorenzo Proto
(coaches: Santiago Theoduloz – Matias Danzi – Candelaria Rodríguez)

6th place : Tilburg University (Netherlands)
Spyridon Kontos – Lulu Samborska
(coach: Rami Fransawi)

7th place : Universite Francaise en Armenie (Armenia)
Svetlana Mkrtchyan – Tatevik Ghazaryan – Luiza Melkumyan
(coaches: Parandzem Mikayelyan – Arpine Arakelyan)

8th place : University of the West Indies (Trinidad & Tobago)
Marvin Williams – Suana Sookdeo – Leamna Lutchman
(coaches: Dr. Alicia Elias-Roberts – Dr. Timothy Affonso)

9th place : University of Bologna (Italy)
Luis Felipe Álvarez Vega – Maria Gabrielle Paiva Barbosa – Emma Berteau
(coach: Ieva Malickaite)

10th place : The Hague University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands)*
Tolga Dogan – Simen Kokkvall
(coaches: Sayed Altamash Khalil – Leyla Gayibova – Miera Montero)

11th place : University of Melbourne (Australia)
Jolin B. – Ilan Slonim

12th place : Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
Anna Tikhomirova – Rishit Singh – Fausta Zykute
(coaches: Zain Safdar – Siddh Nagori)

13th place : Katmandu University (Nepal)
Ojaswini Shah – Nadila Kharel
(coach: Swastika Pradhan – Prof. Prajwal Gyawali)

14th place : University of the South Pacific (Vanuatu)
Harriet Sionetama – Natasha Amani – Brigitte Laboukly
(coaches: Prof. Sofia Shah – Prof. Dr. Morsen Mosses)

15th place : Masaryk University (Czech Republic)
Dominik Vostál – Adam Dobiáš – Mane Hovhannisjan
(coaches: Prof. Martin Švec – Prof. Zuzana Vikarská)

16th place : Catholic University of Lille (France)
Nina Garcia – Arnaud Begue – Blanche Dwyer
(coaches: Prof. Dr. Aurélien Raccah – Ophélie Omnes)

17th place : Sofia University (Bulgaria)
Martin Kyuchukov – Victoriya Malinova – Svetlin Ivanchenko
(coaches: Sofia Donskaya – Maria Merdzhanova)

18th place : University of Porto (Portugal)
Guilherme Alexandre – Miguel Nóbrega Simões – Hugo Rafael Folha Sobral Brito de Almeida

19th place : University of Lagos (Nigeria)
Jadesola Shodimu – Kelechi Praise Alpheaus – Adegunju Oluwatomilade Victoria
(coach: Shalom Ajibade)

20th place : Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)***
Maria Eduarda Milagres Fonseca – Sofia Campolina
(coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)

21st place : University of Lusaka (Zambia)
Sydney Miti – Eager Kapambwe – Tanyaradzwa Maponga
(coaches: Prof. Theresa Lumbama-Kaputo – Mwaka Chizinga)

22nd place : Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
Ilkana Aliyeva – Zehra Sevimli – Tsholofelo Emily Letlhage
(coach: Prof. Evhen Tsybulenko)

23rd place : Makerere University (Uganda)
Birungi Primah Elizabeth – Harry Mwesigwa
(coach: Okello Fortunate)

24th place : Qatar University (Qatar)
Ragad Shoukri Mahmoud Elthalatiny – Shoaa Essa A E Al-Mesalam
(coach: Prof. Charles Schnurman)
Edition 2022 – 5th edition:
Most viewed match: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands) vs. University of Western Ontario (Canada)

Champion: University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Meghan Hawa – Justine Dryburgh – Dylan Parobec
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Valerie Oosterveld)

Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)*
Emily Warchala – Ahmed Amr Nabil Darwish – Yaroslav Zaitsev
(Coach: Leyla Gayibova, Miera Montero, Sayed Altamash Khalil)

3rd place: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)***
Fabricio Lafuente Pena – Laura Gripp Rosas – Lucas Tabanez Murta de Souza
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)

4th place: University of Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Tharushi Gamage – Methmuthu Navoda Abeywickrama – Kalana Herath

5th place: Reykjavik University (Iceland)
Martin Maron – Maxime Snappe – Dylan Top
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Snjolaug Arnadottir)

6th place: Kathmandu University (Nepal)
Swastika Pradhan – Diksha Dhital – Asmita Pandey
(Coach: Shreya Joshi)

7th place: University of Lagos (Nigeria)
Njoku Augusta Chinweubaum – Alonge Gloria Oziohu – Adedayo Michael Adeshina
(Coach: Shalom Ajibade)

8th place: University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (France)
Marianne Breton – Nellya Fort – Camille Masson
(Coach : Prof. Dr. Michelle Elliot)

9th place: Tilburg University (The Netherlands)
Andy Zhang – Radmehr Khosrokhavar – Rami Fransawi
(Coach: Lenno Telemans)

10th place: Sofia University (Bulgaria)
Sofia Donskaya – Maria Merdzhanova – Spas Hristov
(Coach: Prof. Dimitar Gochev)

11th place: University of Bologna (Italy)
Valeriia Lymischenko – Ieva Malickaite – Saba Ishkhalidze
(Coach: Laura Ferri)

12th place: National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Dee Mu Rui Marcus – Jin Yilei – Shaun Song

13th place: University of Melbourne (Australia)
Ghazal Fashchian – Ben Kingston – Meg Stevens

14th place: Catholic University of Lille (France)
Laetitia Pelaccia – Eloise Andre – Ambre Polycarpe
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Aurelien Raccah)

15th place: University of Burdwan (India)
Chandril Chattopadhay – Sanjib Das – Sadia Sultana
(Coach: Dr. Debdatta Das)

16th place: Qatar University (Qatar)
Fatima Aref A A Khashabi – Shaikha Ali M A Alfehani – Maryam Omar Albader
(Coach: Prof. Charles Schnurman)

17th place: Pontificia University of Chile (Chile)
Emanuel Jimenez Navarro – Esperanza Hope
(Coach: Prof. Jorge Sahd K)

18th place: Chuo University (Japan)
Mao Ihara – Honoka Kawano – Futaba Tamura
(Coach: Chloe Batchelor)

19th place: University of the Free State (South Africa)
Mokgadi Ramatshwi – Ofentse Ramatswi
(Coach: S.C. Zulu)

20th place: Makerere University (Uganda)
Angelo Sewanonda – Fortunate Okello – Asasira Anita
Edition 2021 – 4th edition :

Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Sayed Altamash Khalil – Alexandra Sarban – Martin Stumpf (Coach: Leyla Gayibova, Miera Montero)

Vice-Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Bernardo Leal, Augusto Sergio, Matheus Mendonca
(Coach: Prof. Dr. Lorena Bastianetto)

3rd place: Catholic University of Lille (France)
Camilla Chetioui, Glory Ojesanmi, Valentine Lata
(Coach : Prof. Dr. Aurelien Raccah)

4th place: University of Poitiers (France)
Josepha de Crecy, Tsira Karmazanashvili, Leona Alijevic
(Coach: Chantal Jean)

5th place: Ukrainian Catholic University (Ukraine)
Dmytro Fihun, Serhii Andruschenko
(Coach: Yuliia Navrotska)
Edition 2020 – 3rd edition:

Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Bernardo Leal, Augusto Sergio, Matheus Mendonca
(Coach: Prof. Lorena Bastianetto)

Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Anas Qazi, Coen Ploeger, Alexander Wiest
(Coach: Leyla Gayibova)
Edition 2019 – 2nd edition:

Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Luiza Belem, Augusto Sergio
(Coach: Prof. Lorena Bastianetto)

Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Mariella Eldirani, Shanya Caspary
Edition 2018 – 1st international edition :

Champion: Dom Helder Law School (Brazil)
Camila Loureiro – Augusto Sergio

Vice-Champion: The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands)
Irina Csender – Sindi Lama
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