The WTO-FTA Moot or Asian WTO Moot is an annual international moot court competition that began in 2010.[1] Hosted in Seoul, the competition is sponsored by the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Energy, and Trade and the Korean Society of International Economic Law. Judges in the competition include members of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization.[1] Teams have to go through two preliminary rounds before the top eight teams by score advance to the first round of knockouts. The competition mainly comprises Korean teams, but since 2015 foreign schools have been invited to participate every year.

WTO/FTA Moot (Asian WTO Moot)
Established2010 (2015 for international rounds)
VenueSeoul
Subject matterInternational trade law
ClassRegional
Record participation16 teams (2015)
QualificationWritten submissions
Most championshipsSeoul National University (2)
Websitehttps://yonseiuiclawreview.wordpress.com/wtofta-moot-court-competition/

Competition records edit

Year Total number of teams Number of teams at international rounds Champion Runner-up Semi-finalists Quarter-finalists Best Oralist in Final Best Oralist in Semi-Final
2018 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
2017 35 16 Seoul National University[2] Thammasat University * Chinese University of Hong Kong[3]
* National University of Singapore
Thammasat University National University of Singapore
2015 22 16 Singapore Management University[4] Korea University * Handong Global University
* National Taiwan University
Singapore Management University Singapore Management University
2014 NA
2013 NA Handong Global University[5]
2012 NA
2011 NA
2010 NA Seoul National University[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "WTO/FTA Law Moot Court Competition | Yonsei UIC Law Society (Génies) Law Review". Yonseiuiclawreview.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  2. ^ "Law Thammasat finished runner-up at the Asian WTO Moot Court Competition 2017 | คณะนิติศาสตร์ ธรรมศาสตร์". www.law.tu.ac.th. Archived from the original on 2017-09-09.
  3. ^ "Cuhk Law".
  4. ^ "Ministry of Trade, industry and Energy".
  5. ^ "Handong International Law School | HILS teams succeed in advocacy competitions". Lawschool.handong.edu. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  6. ^ "Newsletter - Seoul National University, GSIS". Gsis.snu.ac.kr. Retrieved 2015-08-31.