Student Achievement
Since 1997, five UNSW law students have won Rhodes Scholarships.
Students of the faculty have achieved success in international advocacy competitions, including:
- World Champion (2003, 2007), World Runner-Up (2005), and the Gilbert Apollis Award for Best Speaker in the English speaking rounds (2010) in the Jean-Pictet International Humanitarian Law Competition.
- World Runner-Up (2008) in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
- World Champion (2010) in the Manfred Lachs Space Law International Moot Competition.
- World Runner Up (2010) in the International Chamber of Commerce International Mediation Competition.
- Best Claimant and Best Respondent Memorandum in the World (2010) in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
- Champion (2011) in the New Zealand Law Students' Association (NZLSA) Witness Examination Competition. This was the first year that Australian universities were invited to compete in the NZLSA competitions.
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