On4March2015,theNationalAssemblyagreedtoamotionnotingthattheUniversityoftheWesternCapeLawFaculty haswontheSouthAfricanlegofthePhilipCJessupInternational LawMootCourtCompetition,bybeatingtheUniversityofPretoriainthefinalson31January2015.
TheAssemblyfurther notedthatthisgreatachievementqualifiestheUniversityoftheWesternCapeLawFacultyteam,tobethe firstteam fromthepreviouslydisadvantagedUniversitytowinthefinalsand standachancetorepresentSouthAfricaabroad.
TheAssemblyrecalledthattheJessupInternationalMootCourtCompetitionistheoldest,largestmootcourttournamentintheworld,comprisingofover800participatingandcompetinguniversities.
TheAssemblycongratulatestheUniversityoftheWesternCapeMootCourtteamnamelyMrKesslerPerumalsamy,MrRaeesaEbrahim,MrToniDammertandMrHendrikTheronforwinningtheregionalqualifierofthePhilipCJessupInternationalLawMootCourtCompetition.
AcopyoftheMinutesofProceedingsoftheNationalAssemblydated4March2015containingthefull textofthemotionisattached.
Yourssincerely
BMbeteMP
SpeakeroftheNationalAssembly