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The team from the José Simeón Cañas Central American University of El Salvador , which met in the final with a team from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Ukraine, won the University Arbitration Competition (CUA) organized annually by Honduran Young Arbitrators (HYA) . The hypothetical case dealt with investment arbitration and the Covid19 pandemic was the underlying issue. The winning team was made up of the students: Karla Masiel Ramírez Moreno, Alicia Alejandra Alvarenga Torres and as advisor Abel Eduardo Canales Durán from the José Simeón Cañas Central American University of El Salvador. Second place went to Erik Kucherenko and Oleksandr But, from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Ukraine; and third place for the team formed by Carlos Eduardo Torres Giraldez, Jennifer Cristina Jardim Gouvela and advisor María Alejandra Ruiz, from the Central University of Venezuela.
This year, HYA held the second edition of the CUA under the coordination of lawyer Francis Daniela Pagoaga Zelaya , for whom the organization of the competition: “was a challenge due to the restrictions caused by the pandemic, so it was held under the virtual modality, bringing with it this new methodology that, without a doubt, will help future participants to face virtual processes that are already a reality.” The pandemic DM Databases was also a background theme for the hypothetical case that dealt with international investment arbitration, whose authorship fell to the lawyer Fabián José Villeda Corona , who explains that: “It was pleasant to see the teams draw interesting lines of argument about a situation that involves legal effects at a global level. “It has served as good training, in which, in addition, they demonstrated great research skills in their meritorious participation.”The participation of teams from different universities.
Was achieved, such as: University of San Carlos of Guatemala and its Western University Center, Metropolitan University of Honduras, Technological University of Honduras, Central American Technological University, Technological University Center, National Autonomous University of Honduras, University Central American José Simeón Cañas, Polytechnic University of Nicaragua, Central University of Venezuela, San Martín de Porres University and Tarás Shevchenko National University of kyiv. To evaluate the performance of the teams during the written stage, the following collaborated as referees: Silvia Trejos, Olbín Mejía, Rodrigo Castillo, Juan Pablo Blasco, Antonio Perry Saénz, Sylvia Sámano, Jorge Kawas, Julián Rotenberg, Mario Agüero, Reyna Solorzano, Ricardo Rosa Clamer , Carlos Urrutia and Felipe García. From Thursday, December 4 to Saturday, December 5, the “Oral Rounds” were held and at that stage the following collaborated as referees.