The second edition of the “Administrative Moot Court: A Training Ground for Justice” has come to an end. The initiative offers UniTS Law students a fully immersive experience in applied administrative law. The aim of the project — which, starting from the next academic year, will become an independent program separate from the Administrative Law chair — is to provide students with the key skills needed for drafting procedural documents, preparing future professionals for the challenges of real courtrooms.

“The project has grown stronger thanks also to the interinstitutional collaboration between UniTS and the leading figures of the administrative judiciary. I would especially like to thank the President of the Regional Administrative Court of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Counsel Avv. Carlo Modica de Mohac di Grisì, Judge Dr. Manuela Sinigoi, and the Secretary General of the Court, Dr. Paola Barzanti,” emphasized Edoardo N. Fragale, lecturer in Administrative Law and creator of the laboratory.

This year once again, the initiative recorded significant participation: 60 students attended the seminar led by Manuela Sinigoi, focused on the functioning of the Court and the analysis of specific cases. Participants then had the opportunity to observe firsthand the discussion of real appeals during the public hearing held last May 6 at the headquarters of the Regional Administrative Court. The laboratory concluded in the University’s Bachelet classroom, where 27 participants competed in an actual moot competition (a simulated trial), taking on the roles of judges and legal counsels for the different parties.

This high-level educational experience aims to bridge the gap between university textbooks and the workings of the judicial system.