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학술회의16th The Willem Vis Pre-Moot International Commercial Arbitration Competition of Seoul 2026

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16th The Willem Vis Pre-Moot International Commercial Arbitration Competition of Seoul 2026


 Date: Saturday, February 28 2026 

Venue: Seoul National University School of Law

▣ Problems and Rules: The same for WILLEM C. VIS Moot International Commercial Arbitration Competition (The 33rd Vis Moot, The 23rd Vis East Moot) will be used. 

(https://www.vismoot.org / or http://www.cisgmoot.org)

Deadline for registration and submissions of memoranda for Claimant : December 12, 2025 (24:00pm KST) (by email: seoulpremoot@snu.ac.kr

Deadline for submissions of memoranda for Respondent: January 23, 2026 (24:00pm KST) (by email: seoulpremoot@snu.ac.kr

After receiving memoranda for Claimant, the organizing committee will select eight (8) or sixteen (16) registered teams and invite them to participate in this pre-moot competition rounds, which will be held on-site (not virtual)

▣ Eligibility:  

  • Students enrolled in colleges or universities (undergraduate or graduate) in Asia-Pacific region
  • Students may register for this event regardless of participation in the upcoming Willem C. Vis Moot Competition (Hong Kong/Vienna).
  • Each team must be composed of two or more members (No upper limit on the number of members) 
  • Several teams from the same college or joint teams from several colleges may register.
  • Former participants in the SNU VIS pre-moot competition are not eligible to participate if their teams reached the semi-final rounds. Former participants in the VIS Moot Competition (Vienna/Hong Kong), whose teams reached the semi-quarter final rounds or were the prize-winners, are not allowed to participate in this event.

▣ Language: English (both for memoranda and oral proceedings) 

▣ Official Homepage: http://www.kcabinternational.or.kr/ (details to be posted) 

▣ Awards: (details to be posted)

▣ Co-hosted by: Seoul National University Asia-Pacific Law Institute, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, and The Korean Council for International Arbitration

▣ Administered by: SNU Center for International Trade and Business Law

▣ Sponsored by: (details to be posted)

▣ Contact: SNU Center for International Trade and Business Law, seoulpremoot@snu.ac.kr

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