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WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

Interested students from all over the world are sending in their written memorandum based on a fictitious case. Registered teams have to send one Written Submission for the Complainant and one Written Submission for the Respondent (two separate Written Submissions in total). Each Submission shall not exceed 35 pages, not including the cover page. Regardless the fact, whether a team is preparing to compete in the International Written Round or they are sending their Written Submissions for scoring before the Regional Round, it is of crucial importance to bear in mind the role of the Written Submissions in the whole competition. In the preliminary rounds, the teams will be ranked according to the total score of their oral pleadings (60 %) and on the evaluations of their Written Submissions (40%).

REGIONAL ROUNDS

Afterwards, all the teams will have the opportunity to present their oral submissions both for the Complainant and the Respondent to a Panel at a Regional Round. The Panel consists of WTO professionals and trade law experts. The John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition is made up of two European Regional Rounds, two Regional Round for Asia-Pacific, an All American Regional Round and one Regional Round for Africa. The Regional Rounds shall have at least three stages: Preliminary Rounds, Semi-Finals and the Grand Final.

Currently, the Regional Rounds will be hosted physically. ELSA International reserves the right to change to a Virtual format considering the COVID measurements in the hosting countries.

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EAST ASIA & OCEANIA REGIONAL ROUND
From the 25th of February to the 1st of March 2023 - Singapore Management University and the Asia Law Students' Association, Singapore
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WEST & SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL ROUND
From the 3rd to the 7th of March 2023 - The Moot Court Society of the West Bengal University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India
3
AFRICAN REGIONAL ROUND
From the 8th to the 12th of March 2023 - UPSA Law School, Accra, Ghana (Partners: University of Ghana School of Law, KNUST Faculty of Law)
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ALL-AMERICAN REGIONAL ROUND
From the 15th to the 19th of March 2023 - Centro Universitario de la Costa (CUC), Universidad de Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
5
FIRST EUROPEAN REGIONAL ROUND
From the 12th to the 16th of April 2023 - ELSA Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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SECOND EUROPEAN REGIONAL ROUND
From the 19th to the 23rd of April 2023 - ELSA Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

FINAL ORAL ROUND

The best 24 teams from all over the world are qualified to participate in the Final Oral Round that takes place at the WTO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Competition is growing every single year, going beyond our wildest expectations. ELSA and the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition supporters are working continuously on its further expansion. The competition has strong, long term financial contributors and a lot of academic support from the World Trade Organization itself.