Bonavero Institute hosts International Rounds of Monroe E Price Media Law Moot Court Competition
During the week of 13th–17th April 2026, after six fiercely contested Regional Rounds with 85 participating teams, the Bonavero Institute welcomed 30 teams to Oxford that travelled from all over the world to compete in the International Rounds of this year’s Price Moot Court Competition.
All these teams qualified through the Regional Rounds to win a place at the International Rounds, where they engaged with some of the most pressing questions in media law and freedom of expression. Every team demonstrated excellent legal reasoning and oral advocacy skills and a commitment to thoughtful legal debate.
Results
The winning team was from University of San Agustin, Philippines. The runner-up was Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada.
The prize for best oralist in the final round went to James Staines (Osgoode Hall Law School), with the best oralist in the overall competition being Alyssa Gillespie Muzyk (Osgoode Hall Law School), and Milica Kukanjac (University of Belgrade, Serbia) as runner-up.
The best memorial was submitted by the University of Vienna, Austria, with the Peking University School of Transnational Law, China as runner-up. The Jonathan Blake Spirit of the Competition Award went to University of Bucharest, Romania.
Congratulations to all participants in the Regional as well as International Rounds.
About the Moot Court Competition
The annual Price Moot Court Competition challenges students to engage in comparative research of legal standards at the national, regional and international levels, and to develop their arguments (in written and oral forms) on cutting-edge questions in media law and freedom of expression. The Competition is currently comprised of six Regional Rounds and the selective International Rounds held in Oxford, gathering participants from all around the world.
The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition has been part of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford since 2017. It aims to foster and cultivate interest in freedom of expression issues and the role of the media and information technologies in societies around the world. It was established by the Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy at the University of Oxford in 2008.
Honouring Monroe E Price's Legacy
This was the first year of the Competition without Monroe E Price, who passed away on 16 March 2026 at the age of 87. The Competition was named in his honour in recognition of his lifelong devotion and outstanding contributions to the development of media freedom and the rule of law.
During last week’s competition, his legacy was honoured by bringing together four people that built the Competition alongside Monroe for an event entitled "The Monroe Price Legacy: What He Built and Why It Matters". Each individual represented a different chapter of the competition’s nineteen-year history, from the founding, the administration, the community, and the global reach. Together, Nicole Stremlau, Damien Tambini, Paolo Cavaliere, and Ahmed F. Khalifa reflected on what Monroe built, his vision for the competition, and how his spirit lives on in every team that competes in his name.