11th Edition of the
LL.M. International Commercial & Investment Arbitration Moot Competition
oral rounds to be held on April 5-6, 2024
Opening Conference: april 4, 2024
About the Competition
Organized by the WCL Center on International Commercial Arbitration, the Tenth LL.M. International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition will start Thursday, April 4, 2024 with a conference that will discuss the key legal issues presented in the problem. The general rounds will take place on Friday, April 5 and the elimination rounds, including the final round, on Saturday, April 6.
The 2024 problem involves an investment dispute under the 2022 ICSID Arbitration Rules.
This event was created specifically for LL.M. students and 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 2023 are unable to be part of a team. Students must be enrolled in an LL.M. or postgraduate law studies program 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.
Winners of the 2024 Competition
Best Team: University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Runner-up: University of Georgia School of Law
Best Oralist: Stefano Avogaro
Runner-ups: Amila Pivic, Anastasiia Panchak, and Zahid Omarzai