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PARTICIPATION
WHO ARE THE PARTICIPANTS?

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.

WHO IS IN CHARGE OF ACADEMIC QUALITY?
ACADEMIC BOARD

ELSA is pleased to present the following distinguished WTO law academics as members of the 22nd edition of the Academic Board.

Ms Marisa Goldstein

Prof. Markus Wagner

Dr. Dylan Geraets

Prof. Padideh Alai’i

Prof. Henry Gao

Dr. Jan-Yves Remy

Dr. Rodrigo Polanco

Mr Marcus Gustafsson

Dr. Weiwei Zhang

Ms Altagracia Cuevas-Arthur

Dr. Maria Anna Corvaglia

Prof. Edna Ramirez Robles

Ms Kholofelo Kugler

Ambassador Santiago Wills

Dr. James J. Nedumpara

Mr Victor Crochet

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.

HOW MUCH DOES THE PARTICIPATION COST?

REGISTRATION FEE

The registration fee for 22nd edition of the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition is 250€ per team.

REGIONAL ROUNDS

The Regional Round fee is €160/participant and €180/coach.

AFRICAN REGIONAL ROUND

For all registered African teams, the registration fee as well as the participation fee for the Regional Round will be waived automatically without any preceding request for financial support. However it is NOT guaranteed that all costs relating to participation in the African Regional Round will be covered by ELSA and the Regional Round Organiser.

PARTICIPATION FEE FOR FINAL ORAL ROUND

The participation fee for the Final Oral Round in Geneva is 700€ per team and 180€ per each coach.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

The teams can apply for financial support to ELSA International.

It may cover the total or half of the 250 euros of the registration fee.
The teams can apply for this support while registering for the Competition.
For this, they need to submit a letter of motivation, a letter of recommendation and a curriculum vitae to director.jhjmcc@elsa.org - the final date to apply for financial support is the 5th of November 2023.

COMPETITION MATERIALS
  • RULES

    The Official Rules of the Competition.
    (updated version coming up soon)

  • CASE

    Explore the Case of the 22nd edition “Rutenia – Carbon Charge” here

  • TIMELINE

    Official Appendix A to the Rules of the Competition.

  • GUIDELINES FOR WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS

    Official Appendix C to the Rules of the Competition.

  • GUIDELINES FOR ORAL PLEADINGS

    Official Appendix D to the Rules of the Competition.

  • ANSWERS TO CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS

    See the Answers to Clarification Questions
    of the 22nd edition here!

  • TEAM ALLOCATION LIST

    The allocation list is created for the European teams. The teams will be assigned to one of the Regional Rounds by lottery.

  • EXAMPLE OF WRITTEN SUBMISSION COVER

    Download the Official Appendix B to the Rules of the Competition here.

  • DECLARATION OF HONOUR

    Download the Declaration of Honour – a document confirming that the Written Submissions are a product of the Team’s unaided work, here.