The Laskin Moot Court Competition, also known as The Laskin Moot, is an annual mooting competition in Canada. It is named after Bora Laskin, the fourteenth Chief Justice of Canada.[1]

Format

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The Laskin Moot is unique in Canada as it was originally the only bilingual moot competition in the country, conducted in both of the official languages of English and French.[1] At least one participant of each team must moot in the other language from that used by the other members of the team. The subject of the moot is always in the area of administrative law.[1] The Laskin Moot attracts teams from most of the twenty-three law schools in Canada.[1] It is hosted each year by a different Canadian law school and is held typically in late February or early March.

Locations

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The following is a list of law schools that have hosted the Laskin Moot since 1986.

Year Host school
1986 University of Toronto
1987 University of Toronto
1988 McGill University (Montreal)
1989 Université de Moncton
1990 University of Ottawa
1991 University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
1992 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)
1993 Université Laval (Quebec City)
1994 Dalhousie University (Halifax)
1995 University of Toronto
1996 University of Alberta (Edmonton)
1997 University of Ottawa
1998 Université de Montréal
1999 Université de Moncton
2000 Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario)
2001 University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)
2002 Université Laval (Quebec City)
2003 Osgoode Hall (Toronto)
2004 University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
2005 Université de Sherbrooke
2006 Dalhousie University (Halifax)
2007 University of Ottawa
2008 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg)
2009 University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario)
2010 McGill University (Montreal)
2011 University of Ottawa
2012 Université de Moncton
2013 University of Alberta (Edmonton)
2014 University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)
2015 Université de Montréal
2016 University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
2017 University of Ottawa
2018 University of Toronto
2019 University of Manitoba (Winnipeg)
2020 Université Laval (Québec)
2023 Dalhousie University (Halifax)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Karl Schober (2012-02-20). "Laval named best team at Laskin moot". Canadian Lawyer. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
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