Awards in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

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Various moot court awards are annually given in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna as well as the Willem C. Vis (East) Moot in Hong Kong. The top prizes in Vienna are the Pieter Sanders Award (Best Claimant Memorandum), the Werner Melis Award (Best Respondent Memorandum), the Martin Domke Award (Best Oralist), and the Eric Bergsten Award (Winner of the Moot; known as Frédéric Eisemann Award until 2017).[1] Honourable Mentions are also awarded for the best oralists, memoranda, and teams that qualified for the knockout stages in the oral phase.

For the competition in Hong Kong, the top prizes are the David Hunter Award (Best Claimant Memorandum; known as Eric Bergsten Award until 2017), the Fali Nariman Award (Best Respondent Memorandum), the Neil Kaplan Award (Best Oralist), and the Eric Bergsten Award (Winner of the Moot; known as David Hunter Award until 2017). Like the Vienna competition, Honourable Mentions are awarded for the best oralists, memoranda, and teams that qualified for the knockout stages in the oral phase. Up until 2016, a separate winner for the Asian Division was also declared.

Between 2020 and 2022, due to COVID-19, both Vis moots were conducted online. In-person hearings resumed for both moots in 2023.

Vis Moot in Vienna[edit]

Awards for best memoranda in Vienna[edit]

Honourable Mentions are awarded for the best memoranda of the competition, and the Pieter Sanders Award is given for the Best Claimant Memorandum. During the first three Moots, the award was given for the Best Written Memoranda in support of the positions of Claimant and Respondent. Subsequently, the Werner Melis Award was introduced as a separate award for the Best Respondent Memorandum. Pieter Sanders was one of the founders of modern international commercial arbitration.[2] He was one of the principal drafters of the New York Convention and the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Professor Sanders was also founder of the Law Faculty of Erasmus University Rotterdam and co-founder of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration as well as the Netherlands Arbitration Institute. The Werner Melis Award is named after an Honorary President of the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (Vienna)[3] and Honorary Vice-President of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration.

Moot Year Winner of Best Claimant Memorandum Winner of Best Respondent Memorandum
1st 1994 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg NA
2nd 1995 University of Basel NA
3rd 1996 University of Cologne NA
4th 1997 University of Copenhagen Deakin University
5th 1998 University of Münster University of Münster
6th 1999 University of Basel University of Basel
7th 2000 University of Heidelberg University of Heidelberg
8th 2001 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg University of Zagreb
9th 2002 University of Queensland University of Mainz
10th 2003 University of Bonn University of Cologne
11th 2004 University of Heidelberg
University of Zurich 		National University of Singapore
12th 2005 University of Copenhagen Humboldt University of Berlin
13th 2006 Columbia University
University of Munich 		University of Munich
14th 2007 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
15th 2008 University of California, Berkeley University of Heidelberg
16th 2009 University of Sydney Stockholm University
17th 2010 University of New South Wales University of New South Wales
18th 2011 Stockholm University Queen's University
University of St. Gallen
19th 2012 Harvard University
University of Zurich 		Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
20th 2013 University of Belgrade
University of Munich 		National University of Singapore
21st 2014 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg University of Fribourg
22nd 2015 Humboldt University of Berlin National Law University, Jodhpur
23rd 2016 University of Lucerne Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
24th 2017 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
Columbia University
University of Geneva 		University of Munich
25th 2018 University of Geneva Humboldt University of Berlin
26th 2019 University of Sydney University of Vienna
27th 2020 London School of Economics University of Vienna
28th 2021 Aarhus University University of Zurich
29th 2022 University of Heidelberg Sofia University
30th 2023 Saarland University Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
31st 2024 University of Hamburg University of Zurich

Award for the best individual oralist during the general rounds in Vienna[edit]

Honourable Mentions are awarded for the best oralists of the competition; the Martin Domke Award is awarded to the Best Individual Oralist. Both types of award are for the general rounds, and not elimination rounds. To be eligible for either award, a participant must have argued at least once for the Claimant and once for the Respondent. The Martin Domke Award was named after a former adjunct professor of law at New York University and a well-known scholar of international arbitration. Professor Domke was also vice president of the American Arbitration Association for 25 years and served as editor-in-chief of the then Arbitration Journal (now the Dispute Resolution Journal). He also was the author of Commercial Arbitration, published in 1965, and The Law and Practice of Commercial Arbitration, published in 1968.

Moot Year Winner of Best Oralist 2nd place 3rd place
1st 1994 Gregor Kirchhof, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg William Spiegelberger, Columbia University Larisa Malakoff, Columbia University
Neil Oberman, Laval University
2nd 1995 Chantal Niggemann, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Neil Katz, Laval University Dennis Willardt Zewillis, University of Copenhagen
3rd 1996 Kay-Jannes Wegner, University of Cologne Friedrich Blase, University of Cologne Kelly Longton, Deakin University
Sebastian Semran, University of Cologne
4th 1997 Camilla Andersen, University of Copenhagen Corinne Widmer, University of Basel Daniel Kalderimis, Victoria University of Wellington
5th 1998 Biljana Dischlieva, University of Kiel Julia Tilgen, Albert-Ludwigs University John Bona, University of Queensland
6th 1999 Carmen Klein, University of Cologne Martin Illmer, Johannes Gutenberg University Peter James Black, University of Queensland
Martina Peric, University of Zagreb
7th 2000 Jan Stemplewitz, University of Münster Philipp Schulte, University of Münster Sarah Catherine Holland, University of Queensland
8th 2001 Trevor Stockinger, Loyola Law School Los Angeles Ivana Radic, University of Rijeka Michael Karschau, University of Kiel
9th 2002 Marion Alice Jane Isobel, University of Queensland
Robina Kaye, University of Montpellier 		Mitja Kocmut, University of Ljubljana
10th 2003 Andrew Molnar, Deakin University
Simun Soljo, University of New South Wales
 Lim Wei Lee, National University of Singapore
11th 2004 Alexey Konovalov, Mari State University Nawel Bailey, McGill University
Dominic Müller, University of Heidelberg
Metka Potocnik, University of Ljubljana
12th 2005 Charmaine Roberts, University of New South Wales
Anna-Maria Tamminen, University of Vienna 		Richard May, Victoria University of Wellington Philip James Furniss, University of Ottawa
Sarah Santiago, Syracuse University
13th 2006 Sonu Dhanju, Osgoode Hall Law School Shonagh Margaret Brown, University of Aarhus
Erik Eastaugh, University of Ottawa,
Kristen Miller, Franklin Pierce Law Center
Christopher Nahler, University of Vienna, Edward Russell, Monash University
14th 2007 Steven Wayne Hopkins, Southern Methodist University Jason Stearns, Stetson University David Quayat, University of Ottawa
15th 2008 Lennart Beckhaus, University of Münster Michael Lederer, University of Vienna Jerald Hess, American University
Shen Narayanasamy, Monash University
Tariq Rangwala, Osgoode Hall Law School
16th 2009 Oliver Jones, Lincoln's Inn Sarah Wright, University of California Alexander Fawke, Monash University
17th 2010 Antonia Füller, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Gregory Dixon, Duke University
Aashni Dalal, London School of Economics
18th 2011 Robin von Olshausen, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Ethan Minshull, Tulane University Douglas Alexander Cordeiro, Panthéon-Assas University
William Glaser, Pepperdine University
19th 2012 Laura Liefländer, University of Hamburg Bastian Nill, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg William Crowe, Fordham University
Newton Mak, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Malgorzata Pohl, University of Silesia
Angelina Sgier, University of Zurich
Genavieve Shingle, Pace University
20th 2013 Kristen Holman, University of Ottawa Lauren Watts, University of Washington Abby Hilaire, University of Washington
Brie Coyle, University of Washington
21st 2014 Samuel Song, University of San Diego Paulo Sergio De Albuquerque Coelho Filho, Universidade de São Paulo Andres Sandoval, University of Florida
22nd 2015 Kelvin Chong Yue Hua, National University of Singapore
Laura Fahrner, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg 		Zain Jinnah, Harvard University
23rd 2016 Karmijn Krooshof, University of Amsterdam
Rebecca Lennard, University of Notre Dame Australia
Dimitrios Peteves University of Florida
24th 2017 Emily Domingo, Monash University
Natalie Kolos, University of Ottawa
Ashlyn Robinson, University of Florida
25th 2018 Timothy Morgan, University of Sydney Evanthia Kasiora, London School of Economics
Laura Korn, University of Freiburg
Lilian Winter, University of Freiburg
26th 2019 Terry Frederic, Brooklyn Law School David Vucinic, University of Belgrade Reto Tettamanti, University of St Gallen
Yves Tjon-A-Meeuw, University of Zurich
27th (online) 2020 Afreen Taqvi, La Trobe University Eleanor Dennis, McGill University Gabriel Libório, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
28th (online) 2021 Francis Lake, BPP Law School Madeleine Bosler, University of Sydney
Jonas Benedict Klein, Bucerius Law School 		Efat Elsherif, McGill University
29th (online) 2022 Frederik Kold Galsgaard, Aarhus University Christian Grunau, University of Münster Océane Kessler, University of Basel
30th 2023 Killian Hayes Dockrell, University of Edinburgh Elisa Alexandra Henke, Humboldt University of Berlin Laurenz Faber, University of Vienna

Award for winner of the moot in Vienna[edit]

Previously the Frédéric Eisemann Award, the Eric Bergsten Award is awarded to the prevailing team in the championship round. The award is named after the founder of the moot. As the Vis has grown in the number of participating teams, the Vis has expanded from having originally only four teams advance into the elimination or knockout rounds to its current state where the top 64 of over 300 teams advance.[4] From 1994 to 1996, the top four teams advanced;[5] from 1997 to 1999, the top eight teams advanced;[6] from 2000 to 2002, the top 16 teams advanced;[7] and from 2003 to 2007, the top 32 teams advanced.[8] Each team that advances to the elimination rounds receives an award for Honorable Mention for Best Team Orals.

Moot Year Number of teams Winner of the moot Runner-up 3rd place 3rd place QF
1st 1994[9] 11 Columbia University Laval University
2nd 1995 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg University of Nottingham
3rd 1996 Cornell University Deakin University
4th 1997 University of Queensland University of Cologne
5th 1998 University of Münster University of Queensland
6th 1999 Deakin University Tulane University
7th 2000 80 University of Queensland Loyola Law School
8th 2001 Monash University University of Cologne Harvard University
9th 2002[10] 108 National University of Singapore University of Queensland
10th 2003 128 West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Humboldt University of Berlin
11th 2004[11] 136 Osgoode Hall Law School Victoria University of Wellington
12th 2005[12] 150 Stetson University University of Vienna
13th 2006[13] 150 Queen Mary, University of London Stetson University Columbia University
14th 2007 178 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg University of Zagreb Aarhus University University of Belgrade * Harvard University
15th 2008 Carlos III University of Madrid Touro Law Center University of Vienna
16th 2009 234 Victoria University of Wellington University of Pune
17th 2010 255 King's College London University of Ottawa Osgoode Hall Law School University of Hamburg
18th 2011 262 University of Ottawa University of Montevideo * University of Belgrade
19th 2012 282 Nalsar University of Law University College London Harvard University * Bucerius Law School
20th 2013 290 City University of Hong Kong Monash University * Columbia University
* Bucerius Law School
21st 2014 290 Deakin University National Law School of India University Duke University * University of Belgrade
22nd 2015 298 University of Ottawa Singapore Management University
23rd 2016 333 University of Buenos Aires Singapore Management University Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná * National University of Singapore
* University of Georgia
24th 2017 367 University of Ottawa Jindal Global Law School Columbia University University of Montevideo * Maastricht University
* Mackenzie Presbyterian University
* National University of Singapore
* University of Cambridge
25th 2018 362 National Research University – Higher School of Economics University of Cambridge National Law School of India University University of Bucharest * Australian Catholic University
* Columbia University
* University of Dusseldorf
* University of Passau
26th 2019 379 Pennsylvania State University University of Ottawa Lomonosov Moscow State University University of Zenica * University of Sydney
27th[14] 2020 (online) 248 West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg University of Hamburg University of Queensland * Chinese University of Hong Kong
* Moscow State Institute of International Relations
28th 2021 (online) 387 Bucerius Law School Singapore Management University National Law University, Delhi University of Ottawa * Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
* London School of Economics
* National Law University Odisha
* University of Vienna
29th 2022 (online) 367 Sofia University University of Hamburg University of Pretoria University of Sydney * Singapore Management University
* University of Vienna
30th 2023 387 University of Vienna University of Belgrade Singapore Management University University of Hamburg * Stetson University
* University of Geneva
* University of Queensland
* University of Mainz
31st 2024 373 Bucerius Law School University of Vienna University of Tübingen University of Pristina * National Law University, Jodhpur
* Mackenzie Presbyterian University
* WU Vienna
* Charles University Prague

Vis Moot (East) in Hong Kong[edit]

Awards for best memoranda in Hong Kong[edit]

Honourable Mentions are also awarded for the best memoranda of the competition; the top memoranda receive separate prizes. Between 2004 and 2016, the Eric Bergsten Award was given for the Best Claimant's Memorandum in the Vis Moot (East) held in Hong Kong. It was renamed the David Hunter Award from 2017 onward. The Fali Nariman Award is given for the Best Respondent's Memorandum.

Moot Year Winner of Best Claimant Memorandum Winner of Best Respondent Memorandum
1st 2004 University of Munich Loyola University Chicago
2nd 2005 University of Houston Law Center University of Munich
3rd 2006 University of Munich University of Munich
4th 2007 Fordham University School of Law University of Victoria, British Columbia
5th 2008 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Hofstra University School of Law
6th 2009 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Harvard University
University of Mainz
7th 2010 Osgoode Hall Law School Stetson University
8th 2011 Stetson University University of Basel
9th 2012 Bond University Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg
10th 2013 University of Basel Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg
11th 2014 Harvard University NALSAR University of Law
12th 2015 University of Munich Leibniz University Hannover
13th 2016 University of Munich University of Munich
14th 2017 Stanford Law School University of Helsinki
15th 2018 University of Mannheim University of Mainz
16th 2019 Chinese University of Hong Kong Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
17th/1st VVE 2020 University of Heidelberg City University of Hong Kong
18th/2nd VVE 2021 University of Bucharest Gujarat National Law University
19th/3rd VVE 2022 University of Munich University of Heidelberg
20th 2023 Humboldt University of Berlin University of Mannheim
21st 2024 University of Zurich University of Zurich

Award for the best individual oralist during the general rounds in Hong Kong[edit]

Honourable Mentions are awarded for the best oralists of the competition; the Neil Kaplan Award is given for the Best Oralist during the General Rounds in the Vis Moot (East) held in Hong Kong.[15]

Moot Year Winner of Best Oralist
1st 2004 Ipsita Dutta, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
2nd 2005 Joanne Berenger, Deakin University
3rd 2006 Lily Lu, Loyola Law School
4th 2007 Daniel J. Weiner, Fordham University School of Law
5th 2008 Gautam Sood, Loyola Law School
6th 2009 Frances Ma, Loyola Law School
7th 2010 Susan Mathenge, Georgetown University Law Center
8th 2011 David Teslicko, American University Washington College of Law
9th 2012 Julian Egelhof, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
10th 2013 Jakob Steiner, University of Basel
11th 2014 Kaixu Li, China-EU School of Law
12th 2015 Lachlan Hopwood, Bond University
13th 2016 Naomi Ahsan, American University Washington College of Law
14th 2017 Desmond Chong, Harvard University
15th 2018 Uma Sharma, National University of Singapore
16th 2019 Daniel Fong, National University of Singapore
17th/1st VVE 2020 (online) Surya Jayakumar, Singapore Management University
18th/2nd VVE 2021 (online) Gregory Magarian, University of Cincinnati
Wang Fengquan, Peking University
Yasmin Drill, University of Münster
19th/3rd VVE 2022 Ida Pawlack, University of Münster
20th 2023 Wei Xiaoqiao, Peking University School of Transnational Law
21st 2024 Peking University

Award for winner of the moot in Hong Kong[edit]

The David Hunter Award was awarded to the team prevailing in the oral rounds in Hong Kong between 2004 and 2016. From 2017 onward, it was renamed the Eric Bergsten Award. Honourable Mentions are also awarded to teams that reach the knockout stages. Up until 2016, a separate winner for the Asian Division was also declared; a selection of the highest-ranking Asian teams that failed to qualify for the knockout stages would compete within a pool in a round-robin format.

Moot Year Number of teams Winner of the moot Runner-up 3rd place 3rd place QF
1st 2004 14 Tsinghua University Loyola University Chicago Monash University University of Hong Kong
2nd 2005 18 West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences University of Houston Deakin University Humboldt University of Berlin
3rd 2006 32 Loyola Law School Los Angeles Deakin University Loyola University Chicago Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
4th 2007 46 Pepperdine University School of Law Monash University National Law School of India University University of Wisconsin
5th 2008 51 Griffith University Fordham University
6th 2009 64 Loyola Law School Los Angeles Stetson University La Trobe University Hamline University
7th 2010 75 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Deakin University University of Houston University of Munich
8th 2011 87 Bond University City University of Hong Kong Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg University of Hong Kong * Bucerius Law School
9th 2012 90 City University of Hong Kong University of Houston La Trobe University University of St Gallen * Harvard University
10th 2013 93 University of Canberra University of Münster Bond University Chinese University of Hong Kong
11th 2014 99 Loyola University Chicago Universiteit van Amsterdam China-EU School of Law University of Bucharest
12th 2015 107 Singapore Management University Arizona State University Symbiosis Law School West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
13th 2016 133 Chinese University of Hong Kong Singapore Management University Nalsar University of Law National University of Singapore
14th 2017 128 West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Nalsar University of Law Singapore Management University University of Bucharest
15th 2018 133 ILS Law College Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Singapore Management University University of Ankara
16th 2019 136 Universiteit van Amsterdam Jindal Global Law School National Law Institute University University of Bucharest
17th/1st VVE 2020 (online)[16] 70 Chinese University of Hong Kong Law School, University of São Paulo Singapore Management University Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai * NALSAR University of Law
* National Law School of India University
* National Law University, Jodhpur
* Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo
18th/2nd VVE 2021 (online) 150 Fordham University * Humboldt University of Berlin University of Mainz * National Law School of India University
* Yonsei University
* Charles University
* Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
19th/3rd VVE 2022 (online) 140 Singapore Management University Monash University University of Münster National University of Singapore * Bucerius Law School
* Humboldt University of Berlin
* Tsinghua University
* University of Tübingen
20th 2023[17] 111 Royal Institute of Colombo National Law School of India University Universitas Katolik Parahyangan University of Mannheim * NALSAR University of Law
* National Law University, Delhi
* Singapore Management University
* University of Münster
21th 2024[18] 144 National Law University, Jodhpur Charles University Peking University National Law University, Delhi * NALSAR University of Law
* National Law School of India University
* Singapore Management University
* Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
  • Note: due to an alleged glitch in the scoring, teams that did not advance to Round of 32 were permitted to advance directly to the semi-final round without going through the Round of 32, Round of 16, and quarterfinal.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rules of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
  2. ^ See B.E. Shipman, "Professor Pieter Sanders", International Law FORUM du droit international (2000), 41-44
  3. ^ "Vienna International Arbitral Centre". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  4. ^ "Previous Moots - Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot". vismoot.pace.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  5. ^ "Previous Moots - Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot". vismoot.pace.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  6. ^ "Previous Moots - Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot". vismoot.pace.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  7. ^ "Previous Moots - Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot". vismoot.pace.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  8. ^ "Previous Moots - Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot". vismoot.pace.edu. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  9. ^ "The Complete (but Unofficial) Guide to the Willem C Vis Commercial Arbitration Moot: Jörg Risse: Beck/Hart". www.bloomsburyprofessional.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22.
  10. ^ "News".
  11. ^ Makin, Kirk (19 April 2004). "Osgoode underdogs win 'Olympic Games' of law mooting - The Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail.
  12. ^ "Stetson scores victory in Vienna".
  13. ^ Shulman, Mark R. (14 April 2006). "Opinion | Moot court diplomacy". The New York Times.
  14. ^ https://vismoot.pace.edu/Messages#message8bb1cec1-b5e0-4423-9471-ab8c01048d59
  15. ^ "Past Moots | Vis East Moot".
  16. ^ "First virtual Vis East reaches an end".
  17. ^ https://cisgmoot.org/20th-vis-east-moot/
  18. ^ https://cisgmoot.org/21th-vis-east-moot/

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