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 PM泭Optional Arbitration Seminar: April 3, 2025, 10 AM-4 PM
泭
About the泭Competition
Organized by the WCL Center on International Commercial Arbitration, the Tenth LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition will start Thursday, April 3, 2025泭with a conference that will discuss the key legal issues presented in the problem. The general rounds泭will take place on Friday, April 4泭and the elimination rounds, including the final round,泭on Saturday, April 5.
The 2025泭problem泭involves泭an internatinal commercial dispute.
This event was created specifically for LL.M. students and泭seeks 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 2024泭are 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)泭at 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.