IE Law School and the Debating Society of the Complutense University organize the second edition of the Inter-University Debate Tournament

The Second Edition of the Inter-University Debate Tournament organized by IE Law School and the Debating Society of the Complutense University was held from February 23^rd to 25^th. This time, eleven Spanish universities discussed a highly topical issue: Can the euro crisis be solved without reforming existing European treaties? The opening ceremony was held at the Faculty of Law at the Complutense University with the presence of Dean Raúl Canosa. 

José M. de Areilza, Dean of IE Law School and author of the theme of the tournament, stressed the importance of rhetorics and knowledge in professional life arguing: "This is more than a purely legal question - the subject of the tournament includes the various aspects and challenges of economic policy", said Areilza.

During three days of intense debates the teams argued their positions regarding the reform, for or against, and discussed with determination and passion. The rescue of Greece, the Eurobonds, the tax harmonization, the debt of countries and the France–Germany relations were among the most recurrent issues raised during the discussion.

The jury, composed of professors from the Complutense University and experts in public speaking as well as faculty and alumni lawyers of IE Law School, praised aspects such as the presentation of the arguments - the verbal and physical expression of ideas. After each debate, the jury shared with participants their impressions on the debate in its formal aspects and content.

UNIVERSITIES

The universities that took part of the tournament were: Colegio Mayor Jaime del Amo de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad CEU-San Pablo de Madrid, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Córdoba, Universidad de Deusto de Bilbao, ESADE de Barcelona, Universidad de Málaga, Universidad ETEA de Córdoba, Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes de Valladolid y Universidad Pontificia de Comillas -ICAI.

On Saturday February 25^th, the semifinalist teams met in IE Law School. Qualified for the finals were the participants from the University Pontificia de Comillas -ICAI and University CEU-San Pablo de Madrid, and the latter became  the winner of the tournament.

The closing ceremony was attended by María Encina Gonzalez, Vice Chancellor of Students at the Complutense University in Madrid and Mar Hurtado de Mendoza, Deputy Director of IE Law School, along with Ignacio Molina A. de Cienfuegos, Principal Investigator for Europe - Royal Institute Elcano and Professor of IE Law School.

Ignacio Molina, widely cited by the participants during their debates for his research in the field, closed the event presenting his view on the matter of the subject and showed how the law in general, and treaties of the European Union in particular, had served as an instrument to achieve the political ideals for a united Europe.