John H. Jackson Moot Court in WTO Law

Dozent/in	Prof. Dr. iur. Nicolas Diebold; PD Dr. iur. Mira Burri
Veranstaltungsart	Blockveranstaltung
Code	HS191582
Semester	Herbstsemester 2019
Durchführender Fachbereich	Moot Courts
Studienstufe	Master
Inhalt	The European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) organizes a Moot Court Competition on International Trade Law for students from all over the world. The simulated proceeding is based on the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The teams prepare and analyse a fictive case tackling key legal questions of international economic law in the fields of trade in goods and services. Following the release of the case in mid-September 2019, the team will draft written submissions for the Complainant and the Respondent. After the written submission phase, regional pleading rounds take place between February and March 2020. The best 20 teams are qualified to participate in the final oral round in June 2020, which takes place in Geneva in front of renowned WTO scholars and actual members of the WTO Panels and the Appellate Body. More information, as well as details on previous WTO Moot Court editions, are available at: https://johnhjacksonmoot.elsa.org/ The University of Lucerne Faculy of Law is keen to advance with a great team and confident that this can be an eriching and fun experience for all involved. Knowledge in international economic law is core to many modern legal professions and particulary valued in legal firms. Participation in a moot court has become a proof of litigation and organisational skills and is assessed as an asset by job and LL.M. applications. We have been very successful with our first team reaching the finals in Geneva in 2018. We are keen to carry on this line of excellence.
Lernziele	The aim is to enhance knowledge of international trade law and WTO dispute settlement procedures, and to make that knowledge applicable in actual cases. Students will acquire different theoretical and practical juridical skills in the English language and learn to proactively engage in debates.
Voraussetzungen	General knowledge of public international law and international trade law is of advantage but not an absolute prerequisite. Very good English language skills are required. Excellent teamwork skills are essential. Willingness to engage in debating and proactive participation is an additional asset.
Sprache	Englisch
Begrenzung	2 - 4 students
Anmeldung	Yes. Application deadline expired
Abschlussform / Credits	Written papers and oral presentation / 18 Credits
Hörer-/innen	Nein
Kontakt	mira.burri@unilu.ch
Literatur	Introduction to the law of the WTO is provided by Peter Van den Bossche/Werner Zdouc, The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization: Text, Cases and Materials, 4th edn., Cambridge University Press, 2017. Further literature, depending also on the topic of the case, will be provided during the moot court preparation.