The IASLA Space Law Moot Court Competition 2016 Participation Guide
Highlights About the Competition Selected Past Participants Highlights Registration Fees What Do You Need What You Need to Do Contacts
About the Competition Established in 2009 Based on a hypothetical case in the International Court of Justice of public international law relating to outer space and related activities In 2016, there are Regional Rounds held in: the Asia Pacific (Sydney, Australia) Europe (London, United Kingdom) Latin America (Bogota, Colombia) North America (New York, United States) Teams compete in a round-robin format of several rounds before advancing through the Regional Finals
About the Competition Domestic funding rounds are held in some countries before the Regional Rounds For every ten (10) teams that participate in the Regional Rounds, one (1) team will advance to the International Finals in that year For example, if there are 13 teams in Europe, both of the Regional Finalists advance to the International Finals Each of the regions are guaranteed at least 1 team in the International Finals The 2016 International Finals will be held in June 2016, Montréal, Canada
Selected Past Participants Australian National University National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece University of Cambridge, U.K. City University of Hong Kong Curtin University, Australia University of Dayton, U.S.A. Deakin University, Australia Dublin City University, Ireland Gujarat National Law University, India Hamline University, U.S.A. Hidayatullah National Law University, India Murdoch University, Australia National University of Malaysia University of Maribor, Slovenia University of Melbourne, Australia National Law Institute University, India Pan European University, Slovakia Peking University, China National University of Singapore Trisakti University, Indonesia
Highlights Teams of 2-4 students Regional rounds held in round robin format to maximise opportunity and experience for students Specific space law knowledge useful but not essential Costs of participation reasonable Good preparation for other moots Teams kept anonymous and coaches / university associates barred from judging Memorials are graded by an international panel and scaled across the judges
Registration Costs Registration fees for universities participating in the Competition for the first time: Asia Pacific: AUD 300.00 Europe: EUR 200.00 North America and Latin America: USD 250.00 Registration fees for all other universities: Asia Pacific: AUD 600.00 Europe: EUR 400.00 North America: USD 500.00 Latin America: USD 250.00 Teams must bear their own costs of preparation, travel, accommodation, materials, and meals
What You Need Team of 2-4 eligible students interested in international law and mooting Costs of participation are reasonable compared to other mooting competitions Substantial materials available online and in subscription-based resources Specific knowledge and studies in space law and international law may be useful but certainly not a prerequisite to participating or winning
What You Need to Do Visit the website http://www.spacemoot.org Put a team together Get approval from the university to participate Complete the Registration Form, including the payment of registration fees and send it in before the deadline Familiarise yourselves with the Competition Rules Write memorials and prepare submissions Book and arrange your travel Have fun!
Contacts International Air & Space Law Academy PO Box R70, Royal Exchange NSW 1225, Australia Tel: +61 (2) 8216 0888 Fax: +61 (2) 8216 0880 E-mails: asiapacific@spacemoot.org europe@spacemoot.org latinamerica@spacemoot.org northamerica@spacemoot.org Website: http://www.spacemoot.org