One giant leap for Strathclyde…

A team from the University of Strathclyde have conquered Europe. Now they are spending the summer becoming experts on space, in order to rule the world.
The students from the University’s Law School will be representing Europe in the final of the Manfred Lachs Space Law Mooting Competition.
The team; Emma Boffey, Stephen Donnelly, Laura McKenzie and coach Aimée Asante secured their place after winning the European Regional Rounds in Athens last April.
They have now made it to the last three of a worldwide law competition which tests their court debating skills.
The Strathclyde team will be competing against opponents representing North America and Asia/ Pacific at the final in Daejeon, South Korea, in October.
The dummy or so called ’moot’ debates revolve around the theme of space law, governing the use of spacecraft and satellites.
Ms Asante, a PhD student and part-time lecturer at the Law School, said: ‘This is a fantastic achievement by our team. To be one of only three teams in the world left in the tournament is something we’re hugely proud of.
‘The issues we were debating were highly complex but we were able to put together a strong and coherent argument which has given us a chance to win the world title.’
The debate took the form of a moot, which involves competitive legal debating in simulated court hearings, where questions of law arising from a hypothetical case must be determined.
The Head of the Law School, Professor Mark Poustie said: ‘This is an excellent conclusion to a highly successful year in mooting for the Law School. I am very proud that our team has won this competition and will be representing Europe in the World Finals later this year.’