We are extremely delighted to announce that UNPAR Vis Team has emerged as the semi-finalist of the 20th Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot, surpassing every previous record of Indonesian universities in past years. Additionally, the team also managed to bring home Honorable Mention for the Best Claimant Memorandum (David Hunter Award), while our oralists, Shaunelee Alcinia Yanni, won the 1st Runner-up for the Best Oralist Award, and, Lovelyn Tayuwijaya, bagged the Honourable Mention for the Best Oralist Award. Out of 111 participating teams, the team had the privilege of having Professor Ulrich G. Schroeter presided over the semifinals rounds. To reach this stage, the team had to face various prestigious universities, such as the National University of Singapore, University of Vienna, Göttingen University.
Author Archives: Shaunelee Alcinia
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Unpar’s Vis Team Finished as First Runner-Up in the 13th Annual Indonesian Willem C. Vis Pre-Moot
Apr
We are excited to announce that the 2023 Unpar Vis Team, consisting of Lovelyn Tayuwijaya (2020), Mellyanda Ratu Sjechlad (2020), Shaunelee Alcinia Yanni (2020), Steven Widjaja (2020), Ian Cayo Suseno (2021), and Imelda Chai (2021), finished as the First Runner-Up in the 13th Annual Indonesian Willem C. Vis Pre-Moot. Our oralists, Lovelyn Tayuwijaya and Shaunelee Alcinia Yanni, also won the First and Third Best Oralist Award respectively.
This year’s Indonesian pre-moot is hosted by Parahyangan International Law Society in Universitas Katolik Parahyangan from 3 – 4 March 2023 with the Indonesian Young Arbitration Community (‘IYAC’) acting as the organiser. In addition, the International Law Moot Court Society from Universitas Indonesia (‘ILMS UI’) and the Community of International Moot Court from Universitas Gadjah Mada (‘CIMC UGM’) co-hosted this year’s pre-moot as both organisations have had outstanding experience in hosting the previous pre-moots. With the growing interest of international arbitration in Indonesia, many prestigious Indonesian universities, such as Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Padjajaran, and Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, participated in this year’s pre-moot.
PILS Review
Substitute Delivery and Repair in case of Non-Conforming Goods under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
Mar
Under Article 30 of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”), a seller has the obligation to deliver goods, hand over any documents relating to them, and transfer the property in the goods as required by the sales contract and the CISG. The duties required by the CISG encompass common obligations in sales described under Article 71 to Article 88 CISG, as well as obligations according to usages or practices between the parties under Article 9 CISG.
Dec
Human history has revealed numerous abuse of chemical weapons that has brutally exterminated lives. This tragedy specifically occurred during the World War and the Cold War, when the United States and the Soviet Union were the ones who predominated those chemical weapons. Reflecting on such tragedy, the opposition attempted to ban all chemical weapons at the end of the Cold War to evade the destruction that was caused by chemical weapons. This led to the rise of the Chemical Weapons Convention (“CWC”) in 1993 which prohibits the use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, or transfer of chemical weapons in war.
Aug
Joining PILS was a major step for me as a first-year law student at UNPAR. My experience as a learner, a researcher, and an oralist in PILS has granted me countless obstacles yet lessons to maximise my potential. But for sure, this journey only marks the beginning of what would come.
The first time I noticed PILS was during my student orientation. PILS immediately attracted my attention, imagining how intriguing it is to compete abroad and become a representative of your university. Moreover, one of UNPAR’s alumna once told me that college-years is the perfect time to advance our English before getting into the professional legal field, where English ability is mandatory. Thus, knowing that English is mainly practiced in PILS bolstered my determination to become a part of PILS members.
Jul
When rejection becomes our truth for a finite time, redirection can reframe ourselves into a new perspective. Turning something harmful and damaging into something positive can bring different outcomes. In these past few years, I have learned the importance of remaining patient and being steadfast during the storm, embodying faith over fear and the beauty of slowing down.
Rejection’s number one goal is to reveal our insecurities. I believed that every “no” was because I was not good enough nor trying hard enough. Each rejection planted doubts in my mind and made my self-worth plummet. It took a while for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel and realise that those “no’s” were sent by God for a purpose. Someone once told me that the one who wins is the one we feed the most. I asked myself: Have I been feeding my insecurities, or have I been feeding my grace and confidence?
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Unpar ICC Team Ranked Top 34 in The 2022 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition
Jul
We are pleased to announce that Unpar’s ICC team finished as the top 34 out of 101 teams in the 2022 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition. This year marks the first time UNPAR has joined the International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition, with team members consisting of Angelica Audrey (2019), Natasya Anzany Putri (2019), Ignatius Vito (2020), and Oliver Eide (2020).
The International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition has been the world’s leading moot on international criminal law, garnering more than 100 teams competing from over 50 countries annually. Unlike most moots featuring two opposing sides, the ICC Moot features three of the following four sides in any given edition: prosecution, defence, government, and victims. This year, participating teams competed as counsel for the prosecution, defendants, and victims.
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Unpar Jessup Team Ranked Top 15 in the World and Advanced as Indonesia’s Sole Representative in the Elimination Rounds of The White & Case 2022 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition
May
For the first time in Unpar’s Jessup history, we are thrilled to announce that the Unpar Jessup team has finished as the 15th Best Team in the international rounds of the 2022 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, advancing to the international elimination rounds as the only Indonesian team. Mahdiyah Basuki (2019) and Shaunelee Alcinia Yanni (2020) placed in the Top 100 and Top 150 Best Oralists in the Preliminary Rounds, respectively. In the Advanced Rounds, Nadya Theresia (2019) placed as the 30th Best Oralist and Mahdiyah Basuki (2019) placed as the 81st Best Oralist.
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Parahyangan International Law Society x Indonesian Society of International Law Instagram Live: Sengketa Ukraina-Rusia Masuk Pengadilan Internasional – What’s Next? (Edisi #1: ICJ)
Mar
On 21 February 2022, Russia infamously, and some might claim unfoundedly, invoked the prevention of genocide to justify their invasion of Ukraine. Stating no more than, in the words of Ukraine, “not a single day goes by without Donbas communities coming under shelling attacks,” with “no other supporting evidence”, Russia’s invasion and its invocation of the genocide prevention argument prompted Ukraine to bring forth this dispute to the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) concerning the interpretation, application and fulfilment of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime (“Genocide Convention”). Together with its application, Ukraine also submitted a request for provisional measures to suspend Russia’s military operations which commenced on 24 February 2022.
Mar
For more than 16 years, Parahyangan International Law Society has always upheld the pursuit of legal knowledge in the field of international law. Our mission as an organisation centres not only on educating and training future international lawyers, but is also grounded on the common experience law students around the world share in the spirit of friendly competition with the goal of working for justice and peace when we become legal practitioners.
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