Mock Trial Teaches Knowledge, Skills and Fun

From the very first meeting of her Mock Trial team, Saniya Toktogazieva said she knew “it was going to be a very interesting and amazing experience.”  Saniya says that participating in Mock Trials is like working on a real trial.  She practices twice a week with her team, and then they travel once or twice a month to neighboring universities to participate in Mock Trial competitions where Saniya’s task is to present the closing arguments for her team.  When she returns home to Kyrgyzstan next year, Saniya plans to start a similar competition.  “Basically it will be similar to Mock Trial, but it will be in accordance with Kyrgyz law and the Kyrgyz civil and criminal process.” Thanks to her participation on the Mock Trial team, Saniya says she is gaining important knowledge and skills in her field of study.  Perhaps even more importantly, as she says, “I love it.  Its lots of fun.”