Law Student's Activities

Law Student's Activities

Lögrétta's Litigation Competition

Two teams competed in Lögrétta's Litigation Competition which took place on February 14th 2011 in the court room at RU. The judges were Jón Steinar Gunnlaugsson, judge of the Supreme Court, Þorgeir Ingi Njálsson from the Reykjanes District Court and Áslaug Björgvinsdóttir, district judge at the Reykjavík District Court. Ívar Þór Jóhannsson, graduate student, was chosen as the Litigator of the year in 2011.

Law Students Travel to Brussels

EU Law is one of the core courses at RU School of Law and a European Law Institute operates at RU. Every year students in EU Law take a study trip to Brussels where they visit EU institutions, EFTA, EFTA Surveillance Authority and the Icelandic Standing Committee towards the EU.

Law Students at RU Participate in International Litigation Competitions

Law students at RU participate in the world's largest litigation competition, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (linkur). During the competition, the students prepare prosecution and defence papers in a made-up case which is tried before an international court of arbitration. Graduate students can also participate in The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot every other year opposite Willem C. Vis.