The Hugo Sinzheimer Moort Court Competition 

The Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition (HS MCC) is an initiative from five befriended labour law academics. The aim of the HS MCC is to deepen and improve the knowledge of employment and labour law at the European level. It offers an opportunity to experience the operation of European labour law in an as realistic setting as possible.
HS MCC is a competition in European Labour Law. The competition imitates real life court situations and addresses the most challenging and topical issues within the field. During the competition the teams prepare written statements and oral pleas for a jury panel consisting of judges and experts.
The first HS MCC took place in Amsterdam on 24-25 June 2016. This year the event takes place in Aarhus, Denmark on 15-17 June 2017.
HS MCC is a great opportunity to meet students, professors, practitioners and maybe future colleagues from different countries in Europe. Have fun and enjoy the competitions and networking during the Finale.

About Hugo Sinzheimer 

The Competition is named after the German scholar and lawyer Hugo Sinzheimer (1875-1945). Hugo Sinzheimer is widely regarded as the founding father of labour law. Not only in Europe, but also internationally his works have had a profound impact. Sinzheimer, who united various perspectives on labour law, stands for a concept of social labour law.
Sinzheimer, with a PhD in law and economics from the University of Heidelberg, later became honorary professor of labour law and sociology of law at the University of Frankfurt. In 1933, Sinzheimer, who was Jewish, was forced to flee to the Netherlands. He immediately obtained a professorship in sociology of law at the University of Amsterdam, which in 1936 was followed by a second professorship in Leiden.
As a member of Weimar National Assembly, Sinzheimer was also actively involved in the construction of the Weimar Constitution, which contained rights regarding freedom of coalition and employee participation.
Since 1993, the Hugo Sinzheimer Institute of the University of Amsterdam has carried his name. In 2010, the Hugo Sinzheimer Institut für Arbeitsrecht was founded in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition is institutionally embedded at The Hugo Sinzheimer Institute at the Law School at the University of Amsterdam.