Legal eagles in the making
HELP University’s Faculty of Law and Governance recently organised its annual Law Olympiad 2017 at Wisma HELP.
Over 140 students from secondary schools across the central region of Malaysia took part in the competition.
The all-girl team from Chung Hwa High School (Seremban) was the champion of the event, defeating 27 teams in a series of challenges.
The first and second runners-up were Tsun Jin High School and Kuen Cheng High School respectively. The winning team was presented with RM1,500 in cash prizes, a challenge trophy as well as medals for each member.
The second and third winners received RM750 and RM500 cash prizes along with individual medals respectively.
HELP University’s Law Olympiad has been held annually since 2000.
It continues to encourage analytical and critical thinking skills among students as well as develop an interest in the study of law or its related disciplines.
The Law Olympiad seeks to promote sportsmanship among the participants when they strategise and work together as a team to overcome the challenges of the game.
There were four challenges in the Law Olympiad. Students were not required to have knowledge of the law and were judged based on their logic, common sense and reasoning abilities.
After the competition, the visiting students were treated to a presentation of a mock trial conducted by faculty members and law students.
During the mock trial, the faculty members played prominent roles and figures in a courtroom such as the prosecutor, defendant, witnesses and judge, while the law students assisted in supporting roles.
The purpose of the mock trial was to help students better understand the local legal system through a professional demonstration of the proceedings within a courtroom.