Moot Courts

The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (VIS Moot) is one of the largest and most successful competitions for law students. The VIS Moot fosters the study of international commercial law and arbitration law, and is a platform to train law students in crucial aspects of the arbitration procedure: research, drafting and advocacy.

Law students participate in two separate but equally important phases: (i) the research and writing of memoranda for both claimant and respondent, and (ii) oral arguments. The moot problem always involves a contract dispute arising from a transaction relating to the sale and purchase of goods under the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). The dispute is resolved in an arbitration context under specified rules.

The VIS Moot (East) is a sister moot competition to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration, which takes place in Hong Kong a week earlier than the Vis Moot. The VIS Moot (East) uses the same legal problem, and the rules are similar to the moot in Vienna.

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Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

The IBA International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICC Moot) is a simulation of International Criminal Court proceedings. The competition’s case addresses fundamental issues of substantive and procedural international criminal law.

The ICC Moot consists of written and oral phases. Each team submits three memorials requiring the students to research and develop arguments for the Prosecution, the Defence and the Victims’ Advocates, following the proceedings at the International Criminal Court.

The Final Rounds of the oral phase of the competition take place in The Hague, the Netherlands. Each team of students participate in three rounds of oral arguments and has the opportunity of arguing from all three perspectives, the prosecutor, defence counsel and victims’ advocate.

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IBA International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition

The Sports Arbitration Moot (SAM) is an annual competition that aims to promote research and education on sports law and dispute resolution. It also provides an excellent opportunity to learn, train and practice advocacy skills in the unique field of sports arbitration through a fictitious dispute brought before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Preparations for the SAM include preparatory lectures and seminars focused on sports law, arbitration, and the relevant issues of the SAM case. The language of the competition is English, and it runs in a hybrid mode with online General Rounds and in-person Elimination Rounds. The Elimination Rounds for the third edition of the competition will take place in Madrid, Spain, in May 2024, at the Madrid International Court of Arbitration (CIAM).

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Sports Arbitration Moot

The European Law Moot Court (ELMC) is considered the largest and most prestigious moot court in European Union law. It attracts almost 100 teams from Europe and the USA.

The competition involves three progressive phases: (i) written, (ii) oral, and (iii) European final. For the written phase, all teams submit memoranda representing the ‘applicant’ and the ‘defendant’ according to the competition’s annual case/problem. The (subsequent) oral phase of the competition is divided in two. It starts with the Regional Finals, for 48 teams divided into four regional groups. The winning teams of the Regional Finals progress to the European Final, hosted by the Court of Justice of the European Union and judged by members of the Court and Advocate Generals.

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European Law Moot Court

ConSIMium represents a simulated version of the decision-making process at the Council of the European Union and the European Council.

During this exercise, student teams are assigned the roles of member states in the decision-making process, taking on responsibilities such as the Council's Presidency. The exercise emphasises the significance of collaborative decision-making and the need to find consensus or a middle ground through negotiation. The simulation is designed around real European legislation and countries’ negotiating positions. It is conducted within the meeting rooms of the Council buildings, which serve as the backdrop for ministers and EU leaders' discussions.

SU students represented Sweden in the 2023 edition of ConSIMium. Read more about it on the following page:

SU students representing Sweden in Brussels

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ConSIMium

In this moot court for Nordic law students, cases based on the European Convention on Human Rights are litigated before supreme court judges from the Nordic countries and the European Court of Human Rights. If you are interested in the rule of law and human rights and speak Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, you are the right person to join one of the three law firm clubs that compete for Stockholm University. Notably, the elective course in Practical European Procedure is tailored for the competition as it allows you to work on the team’s petition and participate in litigation training provided by the law firm. 

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Praktisk europaprocess (in Swedish)