IY-LAW · Law for Good
About IY-LAW
Legal education for secondary-school students, led by students
What IY-LAW is
IY-LAW (International Youth Law) gives secondary-school students a way into the law, whatever school they attend and wherever they live.
Students argue mock trials at IY-LAW competitions in cities around the world. They meet, train and compete through the year in school chapters. They prepare for law admissions with a free LNAT question bank, and they publish their legal writing in the IY-LAW Review.
IY-LAW is run by students, for students.
How it began
IY-LAW began at the World Scholar’s Cup at Yale, founded by two secondary-school students, Faraz Islam and Manav Jacob. It has grown from its first mock trial competitions into a network of school chapters across several continents.
Founders
Faraz Islam
Founder and President
Born in the United States and raised in Bangladesh, Mozambique and Vietnam, Faraz brings a passion for politics and the environment.
Manav Jacob
Co-Founder
Raised across Switzerland, the United States, India, China and Vietnam, Manav brings a passion for international relations and Model United Nations.
Executive team
Sophie Nguyen
Acting Chief Executive
Ethan Foss
Director of Events
Gia Phu Huynh
Director of Marketing
Saanvi Mupparthi
Director of Innovation
Hwan Jung
Regional Director, South-East Asia
Suhasini Viswanathan
Director of Curriculum
Dhishana Majumdar
Director of Administration
Jigyasa Prabhakar
Director of Communications
Nam Anh Phung
Regional Director, Oceania
Alex Soriano
Director of Media
Alison Tran
Director of Logistics
Ines Baud
Director of Legal Advocacy
Chapter presidents
Maya Harlow
Norway
David Hong
Vietnam
Jordan Tay
Thailand
Joel Segura
Spain
Saanvi Mupparthi
Virginia
Ben Blitz
United States
Amarnath Salil
Bahrain
Ines Baud
Hong Kong
Esmeralda Hernandez
North Carolina
Anushka Sapru and Jigyasa Prabhakar
Texas
Natalia Kíger
Colombia
Şimal Akgüner and Gökçe Kılınç
Turkey
Ja’far bin Jeffry Shah
Malaysia
Ethan Foss
Florida
Start a chapter
Students and teachers who would like to bring IY-LAW to their school are warmly invited to write to contact@iylaw.org.
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