13th Edition of the

Washington Arbitration Competition

for LL.M. and J.D. Students

 

The 2025/26 Case is an international investment dispute under the ICSID Rules of Arbitration

Oral rounds will be held on April 2-4, 2026

 

About the Competition

Organized by the WCL Center on International Commercial Arbitration, the oral rounds of the Thirteenth Washington Arbitration Competition will start Thursday, April 2, 2026 with a conference that will discuss the key legal issues presented in the problem. The general rounds will take place on Friday, April 3, 2026 and the elimination rounds, including the final round, on Saturday, April 4, 2026.

This event 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.) or J.D. program. Students from non-U.S. law schools are also eligible and encouraged to participate.

Students who have completed their studies (through the completion of the required units necessary for the awarding of the LL.M. of J.D. degree) by December 2025 are unable to be part of a team. Students must be enrolled in an LL.M. or J.D. 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.