12th Edition of the
LL.M. International Commercial & Investment Arbitration Moot Competition
Oral rounds to be held on April 3-5, 2025
The conference will open on April 3, 2025, at 5:30 PMÌýOptional Arbitration Seminar: April 3, 2025, 10 AM-4 PM
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About theÌýCompetition
Organized by the WCL Center on International Commercial Arbitration, the Tenth LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition will start Thursday, April 3, 2025Ìýwith a conference that will discuss the key legal issues presented in the problem. The general roundsÌýwill take place on Friday, April 4Ìýand the elimination rounds, including the final round,Ìýon Saturday, April 5.
The 2025ÌýproblemÌýinvolvesÌýan internatinal commercial dispute.
This event was created specifically for LL.M. students andÌýseeks to foster the study of international arbitration for the resolution of international business and investment disputes.
Team members must be enrolled in a U.S. Master of Laws (LL.M.) program. Students from foreign law schools are also eligible to participate as long as they have a law degree and are enrolled in postgraduate law studies.
Students who have completed their studies (through the completion of the required units necessary for the awarding of the LL.M. degree) by December 2024Ìýare unable to be part of a team. Students must be enrolled in an LL.M. or postgraduate law studies program (for example, an S.J.D. program)Ìýat the moment of the competition.
The competition focuses primarily on oral advocacy before a panel of arbitration experts. Participants are required to submit a brief argument outline. No other written memorandum is required. The Competition alternates every year between a problem involving an International Commercial Dispute and a problem arising out of an Investment Protection Law or BIT Provision.