Participation
Teams participating in the competition shall consist of 2 to 4 law students, who are enrolled at a university or law faculty accredited under national law to grant a degree that permits its graduates to enter any legal profession. Every team is allowed to register up to 2 coaches. We accept one team per university or law faculty.
Academic Board
ELSA is pleased to present the following distinguished WTO law academics as members of the 18th edition of the Academic Board.
Ms. Marisa Goldstein
Mr. Markus Wagner
Dr. Dylan Geraets
Mr. Claude Chase
Dr. Gracia Marin-Duran
Prof. Henry Gao
Dr. Jan-Yves Remy
Ms. Illaria Accorsi
Dr. Pinar Artiran
Dr. Maria Corvaglia
Dr. Rodrigo Polanco
Dr. Vitaliy Pogoretskyy
Prof. Padideh Ala’i
Mr. Santiago Wills
Dr. James J. Nedumpara
Dr. Tommaso Soave
Panellists
The Panel consists of world trade law experts willing to be active at the hearings. They are appointed by ELSA with the supervision of the Academic Board of the competition.
There are 2 different fees, a registration fee and a participation fee. In addition to that, teams have to bear the costs for bank transfers.
Registration fee
The registration fee for 18th edition of the John H.Jackson Moot Court Competition is 250€ per team.
Participation fee for Regional Rounds
The participation fee for Regional Rounds is issued by Regional Round Organiser and covers accommodation, meals and programme for participants.
Participation fee for the Final Oral Round
The participation fee for the Final Oral Round in Geneva is 700€ per team and 150€ per each coach.
- Rules
The official Rules of the Competition.
- Case
Taikon – Requirements on the Importation of Prepared Foods and Live Animals from Astor
Case Author: Dr. Geraldo Vidigal
Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
- Timeline
Official Appendix A to the Rules of the Competition.
- Example of a Written Submissions cover
Official Appendix B to the Rules of the Competition.
- Guidelines for teams, Written Submissions
Official Appendix C to the Rules of the Competition.
- Guidelines for teams, Oral Pleadings
Official Appendix D to the Rules of the Competition.
- Clarification questions
Each team registered to the competition may submit up to five clarification questions concerning the case, that will be forwarded and answered by the Case Author. The deadline for sending the clarification questions is on the 17th of November 2019.
- Team Allocation List
The allocation list is created for the European teams, by lottery, the teams will be assigned to one of the respective Rounds.
The allocation list will be published on the 4th of December 2019.
- Former Editions
Find out more about the previous editions, including previous cases, bench memorandums and best written submissions.