Team 2020/202130. September 2020

Negin Eskandari (23) studies law in her 6^th semester at Ruhr-University Bochum. Growing up in a billingual environment, Negin has always felt drawn towards other languages and different cultures. This is why she participated in an exchange program in France. She also lived a year abroad to improve her English.

Due to the participation in the class „U.S. Constitutional Law II: Fundamental Rights“, her interest in International Law was awoken and she intended to expand her knowledge as well as gather practical experiences. Therefore, Negin decided to take the opportunity to get a deeper insight into the said topic and applied for the 28^th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

Apart from broadening her knowledge, she hopes to improve her rhetorical skills. She is looking forward to working with her team and meeting and connecting with new people.

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Paula Träger (20) studies law in her 5^th semester at Ruhr-University Bochum. Paula has lived in Stockholm, Sweden, and in Copenhagen, Denmark. She grew up speaking English and German and attended an international school for a year. She has therefore always been drawn to different cultures and languages. During her studies, Paula has especially been passionate about civil law which is why she did an internshsip in a business law firm, where she has ever since been working as a student employee.

By participating in the 28^th Willem C. Vis Internationational Commercial Arbitration Moot, Paula is pursuing to improve her skills as a public rhetorical speaker as well as to enhance her knowledge of commercial law and international dispute settling. She is looking forward to establishing new  contacts and making the most out of her participaton in the Vis Moot.

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Leon Winkler (21) studies law in his 5^th semester at Ruhr-University Bochum.
He has always felt most drawn towards the English language and decided, after participating in the cours „US“ Consitutional Law“, to learn more about different legal systems. Solving problems arising out of international commerce relationships is a very future-oriented global legal area he aspires to get involved with.

After mutliple stays in England, Australia and New Zealand and considering his interest in civil and commercial law, applying for the 28^th Willem C. Vis International Commerical Arbitration Moot Court seemed obvious for him. By participating, Leon is looking forward to further develop his rhetorical and legal skills as well as to learn more about international alternative dispute settling and ways to solve legal problems beyond national law and international courts. He also hopes to improve his public speaking and his expertise in legal English.

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Leon Zurawski (20) studies law in his 5^th semester at Ruhr- University Bochum. Due to his interest in International Law, he has already done courses in English, especially to deepen his konwledge concerning legal technical terms. He is notably interested in civil law, particularly in fields where the private autonomy is greatly influenced by the government, investigating which assessments have been made and how far those seem to be equitable. His past internships strongly awakened his interest in commercial law.

In addition to that, Leon is highly interested in international aspects which will be more relevant in a further globalising world. Specifically, the characteristics that international disputes include, such as the applicable law and the enforcement of rights, are issues that he is intrigued in. Debating and turning aspects in a beneficial way is central is law, which is what Leon in looking on further improving in the Vis Moot.

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