MOOT 2011

The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna is considered one of the most prestigious moot court competitions in the world. The goal of the Moot is to foster the study of international commercial law and arbitration for resolution of international business disputes through its application to a concrete problem of a client and to train law leaders of tomorrow in methods of alternative dispute resolution.

This competition - which has been referred to as the olympics of international trade law - draws participation from top law schools from all over the world. In 2009/2010 teams from 250 Law Schools will take part in the competition (among the others: Columbia University, US; Duke University, US; Harvard University, US; New York University, US; Université de Paris II Pantheon Assas, France; University of California at Berkeley, US; University of New South Wales, Australia; Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Vienna, Austria).

The business community's marked preference for resolving international commercial disputes by arbitration is the reason this method of dispute resolution was selected as the clinical tool to train law students through two crucial phases:

• the writing of memorandums for claimant and respondent
• the hearing of oral arguments based upon the memorandums

both settled by arbitral experts in the issues considered. The forensic and written exercises require determining questions of contract - flowing from a transaction 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 - in the context of an arbitration of a dispute under specifi ed Arbitration Rules.

DATES & LOCATION

• Memorandum for claimant tentatively due on December 2010
• Memorandum for respondent tentatively due on January 2011
• General and Final rounds: tentatively scheduled from Friday, April 15 to Thursday, April 21, 2011 in Vienna (Austria).

ELIGIBILITY

Academic requirements

• enrollment in the 4th year of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program in Law -CLMG; the program takes place during the 5th year of study
• having passed the exams of "Diritto processuale civile", cod. 6075 and 6083 (preferential term)
• having the course of "Diritto dell'Arbitrato" into the study plan (preferential term)
• having carried on relevant professional experiences, e.g. internships etc. (preferential term)

Language requirements

Applicants whose native tongue is not English have to prove a good knowledge of the English language through one of the following options:

• English-speaking country citizenship;
• English International language certificates of Level B2 or higher (see Bocconi Language Center certificates list and regulations)
• English exam of level B2 or higher passed in the Bocconi CLMG Degree Course;
• Bocconi Exchange Program in an English-speaking University for a minimum period of one term.

If the student does not possess any of the above mentioned qualifications, s/he has to sit the English language test set by the International Relations Service on March 8th, 2010, time TBA (enrolment at International Relations Office, room 309, 3rd floor, Piazza Sraffa 11).

Notes

1. Having gained the Legal English certification is a preferential term.
2. The English language competences will be also assessed during the interview in the selection process.

 APPLICATION

Applications from February 22 and by 1 p.m. on March 3, 2010.

To apply, students must hand in the following documents at the International Relations Office (room 309, 3rd floor, Piazza Sraffa 11):

• Study plan (curriculum accademico - to be printed at Punto Blu)
• Curriculum Vitae (in English)
• English language certification/s (if any)
• Legal English certification (if gained)
• Motivation letter (in English)
• 1 passport-size photograph

SELECTION

Team Composition

max 8 students

Selection process

Selection is based on an evaluation of merit, taking into consideration each applicant's academic and personal curriculum, and on interviews (tentatively set between March 15 and 19, 2010).

FEES AND COSTS

Bocconi University covers the application fee, accommodation and travel costs (Milan-Vienna-Milan) for the duration of the event in Vienna. Board and other costs are at the participants' expense.

Notes
1. Moot participants may sit an additional exam session for 1^st semester courses scheduled in December 2010 (dates TBA)
2. Moot can be recognized in lieu of internships for the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Law - CLMG (refer to the "Guide to the University")
3. Due to the intense workload required, the participation in the MOOT is not compatible with the concurrent participation in other significant international experiences including the Exchange Program, the Themis program and the Stages/Internships.