Pre-Moot to the Vis Moot / Le Pré-Moot au Vis Moot

Vis Moot.  The Vis Moot is held in Vienna in the week before Easter, with just under 400 student teams from around the world. The substantive issue for the Vis Moot always is a sale of goods issue (CISG – United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods) and an international arbitration procedural issue (this year involving the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Rules, which are the rules under which this year’s Moot will be conducted).

Pre-Moot Will Be Virtual.  To keep the Pre-Moot green, and affordable and efficient for teams, coaches and arbitrators, it will be virtual.

Pre-Moot Rounds and Program.  Each team will have the opportunity to argue the moot problem four times during the two days, and to receive feedback from arbitration practitioners who will sit as arbitrators for the Pre-Moot. The Pre-Moot is not a competition; rather it is an opportunity for student…