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International moot program at UNSW Law School
UNSW is very grateful for the invaluable financial and in-kind support provided by our major sponsor, Allens Arthur Robinson, and also for Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ generous support of the Vis team. How to Apply An application form can be downloaded here. Interviews are held annually at the beginning of session two. Competitions open to UNSW Law Students UNSW Law School sends teams to the following international moot competitions Jessup International Law Moot Competition The Jessup Moot competition is the largest and most prestigious international law moot competition in the world. Approximately 1500 students from more than 300 law schools in over 50 countries participate in the competition. Participants compete first in the Australian National Rounds held in Canberra in early February, with the final held in the High Court before one High Court judge and two other eminent judges. The finalists proceed to the International Rounds held in Washington DC in April. Preparation for and participation in the Jessup Moot takes place during second session and over the summer months. The problem always involves at least four complex issues, and takes the form of a case before the International Court of Justice. The problem in 2008 will focus on the tension between ensuring human rights and responding to acts of terrorism. Students selected for the Jessup team are expected to not undertake work or other commitments during the summer vacation. For more information, see: http://www.ilsa.org/jessup 2008 Jessup Moot Team Coach: David Hume International Results: Runners-up, International Grand Final 3rd Best Speaker: Derek Wong 7th Best Speaker: Hennan Pintos-Lopez 15th Best Speaker: Brent Michael 9th Best Memorial Australian Results: Runners-up, Australian National Rounds Best Overall Memorial Best Respondent Memorial 6th Best Oralist: Rebecca Zaman 7th Best Oralist: Brent Michael  Team members (L to R): Hernan Pintos-Lopez Derek Wong Rebecca Zaman Tom Levi Brent Michael David Hume(coach) Vis International Commercial Arbitration Competition The Vis Moot is held in Vienna, and involves teams from all over the world. The moot involves a dispute arising out of a contract of sale between two countries that are party to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The contract provides that any dispute that might arise is to be settled by arbitration in Danubia, a country that has enacted the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and is a party to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Preparation for the Vis Moot takes place over the second session and the summer months. The problem is released at the end of the first week of October. The written phase consists of two stages with memorials for the Claimant due at the beginning of December, and memorials for the Respondent by mid-February. Oral rounds take place in Vienna the week before Easter. For further information, see http://www.cisg.law.pace.edu/cisg/moot/inform.html. 2008 Vis Moot Team Coach: Vanessa Coffey & Svetlana German 
Result: Round of 32Team Members: Amanda Fong Joshua Gray Jocelyn Williams (coach) Aimee Wiseman Pictet International Humanitarian Law Competition The Jean-Pictet competition involves students from faculties of law, political science and military schools around the world in a competition which aims to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of international humanitarian law (the laws of war). In a series of simulations, students are required to take on the identities of government representatives, military officers, legal advisers, delegates of the Red Cross or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and negotiate solutions to issues arising in situations of armed conflict. The real objective of the competition is to convey the reality of applying law to situations of war. It moves students beyond a theoretical understanding of the principles of international humanitarian law, and exposes its limits and constraints. Preparation takes place during session 2, over the summer, and in the run up to the competition, which takes place in Europe for one intensive week in April. Rounds are held in English, French and Spanish, followed by the international final. For further information, see http://www.concourspictet.org/. 2007 Pictet Team Coach : Rosemary Rayfuse (far left in photo) 
Team Members : Tristan Garcia Kathryn Neal Renee Chartres Result : International winner Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Competition The Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition is organised annually by the International Institute of Space Law (IISL), and over 35 law schools compete in it. Each year, the regional winners of the Asia-Pacific, Europe and the United States compete in the world finals in October, which are held in conjunction with the International Astronautical Congress. The Lachs Moot has the distinction of having its world final judged by three sitting Judges of the International Court of Justice. The moot problem involves complex issues of space law, and takes the form of a case between two States before the International Court of Justice. Preparation for the Lachs Moot takes place during session 2, over the summer, and in the early part of session 1. 2008 Lachs Team Coach : Pouyan Afshan Team Members : Madeleine Ellicott Tamara Phillips Katrina Taylor Result: Winner, Asia Pacific Regional Rounds ELSA Moot Court Competition (EMC²) on the Law of the World Trade Organization The ELSA Moot Court Competition is a simulated hearing in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement system. Competitor teams represent both the complainant and respondent parties to the case by presenting oral submissions in front of a Panel. Over 60 teams from around the world participate, with 16 teams meeting for the final oral rounds in Geneva in May. Australian and New Zealand participants meet in a non-ELSA regional round in March (with the winner and runner up proceeding to the Geneva round). The aim of the competition is both to encourage further developments on the subject matter in the curriculum of academic institutions, and also to contribute to the on-going discussion about globalization in the context of WTO agreements. In doing so, the organizers attempt to provide timely and highly topical situations to research. Preparation for the moot takes place over the summer months and into session one. Winners receive a postgraduate scholarship to the World Trade Institute in Bern, while the winner of the Best Orator wins an internship at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. For more information, see http://www.elsamootcourt.org/. 2007 ELSA Team Coach: Bryan Mercurio (centre in photo) 
Team Members (L-R)Lisa Le Provost Patty Ho Yi Guo Rushmila Alam Internal competitions within UNSW Law School The UNSW Law Society runs numerous competitions which are open to current UNSW Law School students. They offer mooting at various levels, client counselling, witness examination and negotiation. More information is available on the UNSW Law Society website. |
