A team from the International Law School at Handong University won the 24th Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Competition Saturday in Hong Kong — the first time a Korean team has taken the top prize since the competition began in 2003. The competition, jointly organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross and national Red Cross societies, is widely regarded as the region’s leading moot court in international humanitarian law. It brings together regional champions and invited law schools to argue complex legal questions drawn from simulated armed conflict scenarios. This year’s problem addressed contemporary issues in international humanitarian law, including the use of starvation as a method of warfare, forced conscription and the civilian toll of nuclear weapons. Participants were required to analyze and argue cases in English, applying the Geneva Conventions, customary international law, rules of engagement and principles of international criminal responsibility in written briefs and oral arguments modeled on proceedings before international courts. The Han