Bilingual Moot Court in Bolzano: Students convince with rhetoric

Bilingual Moot Court in Bolzano: Students convince with rhetoric

In the jury courtyard of the Bozen State Court, everything revolved around right and order when this year's Moot Court took place in Italian criminal law on July 7, 2025. Organized by the University of Innsbruck In collaboration with representatives of the South Tyrolean Justiwesens and a specialist jury, the competition not only represented a challenge for the law students, but also an exciting way, but also an exciting way, but also to edit legal questions in two languages.

Overall, the bilingual Moot Court was held for the fourth time at the Institute for Italian Law. The participating students had to deal with a complex case that revolved around a fictional snowboard accident. Questions about liability and guarantee position were raised, and personal responsibility in Italian criminal law was compared with the legal systems of Germany and Austria. An exciting topic that encouraged the students to analyze the specialist literature and case law and to develop lines of argument in two teams - public prosecutor and defense.

The challenge of bilingualism

One of the special challenges of this Moot Courts was the bilingual elaboration of the briefs. The students had to prepare their plea in both German and Italian. The highlight of the event was the simulated final negotiation in the jury, where the two teams presented their arguments in both official languages ​​in front of a top -class jury. This consisted of Dr. Francesca Bortolotti, RA AVV. Karl Pfeifer and Prof. Enrico Mario Ambrosetti.

The winning team of the indictment, led by Cons. Andrea Sacchetti and consisting of Marzia Bertolini, Judith Kaufmann and Valentine Zanderigo Iona, is now in the spotlight. Particularly noteworthy: The rhetoric award was awarded to Theresa Weishaupt and Marzia Bertolini, which underlines the high performance density and quality of the participants.

The event was supported by the Bozen Regional Court, the Bozen public prosecutor and the Bozen Chamber of Lawyers. The organizers, Assoz.-Prof. Dr. Margareth Helfer, Dr. With this event, Stefan Tappeiner and Elsa Innsbruck-INTSBRUCK-INTAIRS not only pursue a theoretical training, but also a practical case processing and the promotion of linguistic precision in legal training.

international perspectives and learning opportunities

But what about Mooot Courts in other parts of Europe? At the University of Munich as part of the training offer is becoming important. There, students are trained in renowned competitions, which not only contributes to a deepening of legal training, but also promotes the development of core competencies for the start of the career.

Participation in Moot Courts not only enables students to expand their knowledge of negotiation management and rhetoric, but also improve their foreign language skills by writing briefs and oral debates. All of this contributes to the theoretically learned into practice.

This is to be noted: Moot Courts is not only an excellent way to demonstrate legal knowledge, but also a platform to prepare for the challenges of the later professional world. The combination of theory and practical application is essential for future lawyers and shows that the right can also be lived very differently.