Welcome back to the Nica.team digest news! In this edition, we are happy to present the latest news of the moot court world. Let’s begin!
1) Step up, all the insolvency law fans! We are approaching the deadline for the Ian Fletcher International Insolvency Moot registration. Don’t wait for October 29 and make sure you filled out the form. And in case you’ve already done this, it’s high time to explore the Problem since it is now released at the link.
The moot, which is named after Professor Ian Fletcher, was established in 2017 as the first-ever moot on cross-border insolvency law. The Fletcher Moot encourages the best and brightest students around the globe to learn about international insolvency law and international commercial litigation. The competition is dedicated to raising the profile of insolvency and restructuring within the university curriculum.
2) The 2022 ICC Russian edition is really in question! The organizing committee of the moot (HSE University) issued a statement that in light of the tough epidemiological situation the start of the Russian ICC Moot is postponed to December 1. Moreover, the 2022 competition itself is seriously at risk.
“If the epidemiological situation does not allow this, the Model will not take place, unfortunately, at all (neither in writing nor in the oral part). This is because the experience of the online Model in 2021 was not as successful as we would like it to be”. – The organizing team
We hope that everything will turn out well and Russian-speaking moot courters will be able to test their knowledge of international criminal law.
The Model of the International Criminal Court is an annual competition on international criminal law held by the Higher School of Economics. Established in 2012. The competition is held in the form of an imitation of a trial in one of the chambers of the International Criminal Court, the participants represent the positions of the defense, the Prosecutor’s Office, and the victims or a third state.
The competition is held in Russian and consists of two stages. After the case is published in November, the teams prepare written memoranda until February. The oral presentation stage consists of qualifying rounds, semi-finals among 2 groups of teams, and the final at the International Criminal Court in The Hague (the Netherlands).
3) The African Human Rights Moot will soon be renamed! In the nearest future, this competition will be known as the “Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition”. The Professor Tawana Kupe, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, stated that the renaming was in
“memory and recognition of Christof’s role the as the Moot’s founding father and sustaining driving force over many decades”.
Professor Christof Heyns, internationally renowned human rights lawyer, a legal educator, and founding father of the African Moot Court Competition passed away in March this year while hiking in the mountains just outside Stellenbosch.
The African Human Rights Moot Court Competition is the largest gathering of students, academics, and judges around the theme of human rights in Africa. This annual event brings together all law faculties in Africa, whose top students argue a hypothetical human rights case as if they were before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The Competition prepares new generations of lawyers to argue cases of alleged human rights violations before the African Court. Since its creation in 1992, 175 universities from 50 African countries have taken part in this permanent fixture on the Africa legal education calendar.
4) Alright, Vis mooters, it’s time to hit the books! The 2021/2022 Problem is finally out! This year you’re going to decide on the dispute between one of the largest producers of RSPO-certified palm oil and palm kernel oil (the Claimant) and a well-established producer of biofuel (the Respondent). Do not forget to register before November 25, and good luck in exploring the Case!
The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot or Vis Moot is established in 1994. Since that time, it has been held annually in Vienna, Austria attracting more than 300 law schools from all around the world and spurring the creation of more than 20 pre-moots each year before the actual rounds are held in Vienna. It is the largest moot in the world for its field and is considered a grand slam or major moot. A sister moot, known as the Willem C. Vis (East) Moot, is held in Hong Kong just before the rounds in Vienna. It was established in 2003 and attracts around 150 teams every year, making it the second-largest commercial arbitration moot. It uses the same moot problem as the Vis Moot, as do the various pre-moot friendlies.