Moots and Competitions
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NUS has established an international reputation for mooting because of the outstanding record of its teams in international mooting competitions. One of the most valuable and educational experiences a student can have at NUS is to be a member of an international moot team. NUS has participated in the following international mooting competitions.
Jean-Pictet International Humanitarian Law (Pictet) Competition
The Pictet Competition was first held in 1989 on the initiative of the French Institute of Humanitarian Law. Organized by the Comite pour le Concours Jean-Pictet, with the support of other institutions such as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), it is named in honour of Jean Simon Pictet; a Swiss attorney who was a leader of the ICRC and an architect of the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It is a unique moot court contest comprising a week-long learning experience in which teams of three students from around the world compete against each other by assuming various roles and attempting to find solutions to practical problems of international humanitarian law that arise in a fictitious armed conflict.
The Pictet Competition is held in a different place each year and consists of two rounds (one in English and one in French) leading to the final contest. NUS first participated in this competition in 2005. NUS was crowned Champion in 2015.
Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Competition
Organised by the Hong Kong Red Cross Society, the objective of this IHL Moot is to raise the awareness of international humanitarian law in the region. It is a traditional international law moot court competition in which students prepare written and oral arguments for one of the parties in a hypothetical case before the International Court of Justice. NUS first participated at the second moot in this series in 2002, and the NUS team emerged as the champions, as well as in 2004 and 2008.
Asia Cup International Law Moot Court Competition
Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan since 2003, this International Law Moot Court is highly reputed among the Asian international law circles and has acquired a large number of participants and galleries every year. Furthermore, cross-cultural experiences and development of mutual understandings between delegation teams from Asian countries and Japanese participants provide opportunities for international cooperation in human rights education and dissemination of international human rights and humanitarian treaties.
• Champion (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Best Memorial (2016)
• Best Oralist (2016, 2018)
• Best Overall Team (2016)
Oxford International Intellectual Property Mooting Competition
Organised by the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre (http://www.oiprc.ox.ac.uk/) at the University of Oxford, and the Intellectual Property Institute, London, the event usually takes place at Oriel College, Oxford, over a weekend before experienced IP practitioners acting as judges, and for the final moot before a panel of three judges from the Court of Appeal and Patents Court. The two days also provided an opportunity for those considering a career at the bar or general law practice to mix with both senior and junior barristers, solicitors and patent agents.
• Champion (2006, 2008)
• Best Written Submissions (2007, 2016, 2017)
Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Competition
This moot involves a hypothetical case before the International Court of Justice on issues of international law. It is organised by the International Law Students Association (ILSA) and held in Washington DC. NUS has been participating since 1973 and it has the best record of any school worldwide in this competition. This competition attracts more than 500 law schools from over 80 countries. Many former Jessup mooters from NUS now occupy the upper echelons of the legal fraternity in Singapore in both the public and private sectors.
• Champion (1982, 1985, 1994, 2001)
• 12-time finalist
• Multiple memorial and oralist awards
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
This moot involves a hypothetical case before the International Court of Justice on issues of international law concerning the use of outer space. The Asia-Pacific Round of this competition is held in Sydney. The Regional Champions from the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific proceed to the International Finals. The Championship Round is judged by three members of the International Court of Justice. NUS has been participating since 2000. In 2001 NUS became the first law school from the Asia-Pacific to win this competition.
• Regional Champion (2000, 2005, 2010, 2011)
• World Finals Champion (2001)
Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
The Vis Moot involves a hypothetical commercial dispute between private companies relating to the sale or purchase of goods under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and other uniform international commercial law. The dispute is referred to arbitration under specified arbitration rules. More than 80 law schools from around the world participate in this moot, which is held in Vienna, Austria.. This competition is widely considered as the most prestigious private law international moot worldwide, participated by close to 300 law schools
• First Asian school champion (2002)
• Best Respondent Memorial (2013)
• Best Oralist (2015)
International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot Competition
The IMLAM Moot involves a commercial dispute between private companies concerning legal issues relating to the carriage of goods by sea. The dispute is referred to arbitration under specified arbitration rules. This moot is organised by Murdoch Law School (previously the University of Queensland) and was first held in 2000 in Brisbane. The NUS team have been the champions in 2000, 2001, 2010, 2015, and 2017, and runners up on two other occasions. NUS hosted the 5th IMLAM in 2004 and the 12th IMLAM in 2011. The Centre for Maritime Law (CML) hosted the 18th IMLAM from 30 June-5 July 2017.
• Champion (2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2017)
Wins in Other Competitions
Allen & Overy Private Law Moot Competition
• Champion (2017)
• Best Oralist Award (2017)
ALSA International Moot Court Competition
• Overall Champions (2018
Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition
• Champion (2017)
BlackOak Transactional Competition
• Champion (2017)
• Best Oralist (2017)
Copenhagen Competition on the Protocol on Climate Change
• Champion (2009)
Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot
• Champion (2018)
• Gary Born Award
Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot
• Grand Champion (2018)
• Best Oral Team (2018)
• Best Memorial (2018)
Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot
• Champion (2015)
International Air and Space Law Academy (IASLA) Space Law Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2015, 2016)
• Asia Pacific Regional Champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Best Memorial (2015)
• Best Oralist Award (2015)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Commercial Mediation Competition
• Champion (2009)
Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
• Champion (2016, 2017)
International Negotiation Competition
• Champion (2011, 2012)
IV NLS Negotiation, Mediation and Client Consulting Competition
• Champion (2018)
International Trademark Association (INTA) AsiaPacific (APAC) Moot Court Competition
• Champion & Runner-up (2018)
Leiden Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2017, 2019)
• Best Oralist (2019)
• Best Oral Argument – Applicant (2019)
• Best Oral Argument – Respondent (2019)
Lex Infinitum
• Champion (2017, 2019)
• Best Negotiating Pair (2019)
Nuremberg Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2016, 2019)
• Best Speaker (2016, 2019)
Regional International Humanitarian Law Role-Play Competition
• Champion (2018)
Stetsons International Environmental Moot Court Competition
• Southeast Asia Champion (2019)
Tun Suffian International Human Rights Moot Court Competition
• Champion (2017, 2019)
