NUS Law students on the international mooting stage

From Washington, D.C. to cities across the globe, NUS Law students have been packing their bags to compete in the international mooting circuit. Earlier this year, five students flew to the American capital for the 67th Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and brought home the championship trophy, much to the law school’s jubilation. Facing more than 800 teams from over 100 jurisdictions, the NUS Law team of Phoebe Chan ’26, Tan Kai Han ’26, Lee Dawn Gene ’26, Natalie Koh ’26 and Caleb Tan ’26 emerged victorious after an intense final against Ateneo de Manila University.

The win marks NUS Law’s fifth Jessup world title and its first since 2001, capping a remarkable journey of preparation, perseverance and teamwork.

Alongside this prestigious victory, NUS Law students have performed well at several international moot and dispute resolution competitions. Here’s a look at where their recent mooting journeys took them.

United States

Washington, DC – Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2026

Arielle Goh ’29 and Tan York Yang ’28 advanced to the semi-finals of the Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition 2026, marking only the second time in NUS Law’s history that a team has progressed this far in the competition.

The Inter-American Human Rights Moot is a unique trilingual competition conducted in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The moot is known for its interpreted rounds, where oral arguments are simultaneously interpreted before a bench of human rights experts—adding a unique challenge to the competition.

Chicago – 24^th Annual INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament

Hilary Chan ’29, Matthew Ting ’28 and To Rui En ’29 took home the Overall Champion award for the best Advocate-Client Team and placed overall sixth for the Best Mediator Team. Matthew and Hilary were also awarded Individual fourth place for the best Advocate-Client Pair.

Participants took on the roles of advocate, client and mediator across simulated disputes, with the competition testing not only legal analysis, but also the ability to understand underlying interests, manage emotions and work towards practical solutions.

Florida – 26th Annual International Intercollegiate Mediation Tournament

Nathania How ’28 and Alyssa Hau ’26 advanced to the semi-finals and placed among the top 10 in the Mediator and Client-Advocate categories respectively.

Focusing on both commercial and family disputes, each team member was required to rotate between the roles of client, counsel and mediator across all three preliminary rounds and navigate through the disputes with the opposing party collaboratively.

The Netherlands

The Hague – 2026 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICCMCC)

Emerson Boon ’26, Joyslyn Chua ’26, Sarah Shah Hosseini ’26, Seow Dean Yen ’26 and Tan YiHao ’26 emerged as semi-finalists at the 2026 International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition (ICCMCC).

The ICCMCC is the world’s largest moot court competition on international criminal law, simulating proceedings before the International Criminal Court. The competition brought together more than 550 students from around the world, with 94 teams representing 48 countries.

Austria and Hong Kong

Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vis (East) Moot

The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and its sister competition, the Vis (East) Moot, brought together over 550 teams vying for two trophies.

At the 33rd Vis Moot in Vienna, the NUS Law team of Faye Guo ’26, Samuel Khor ’27, Evan Sim ’27 and Tejyashri Jhanvi Rideshkumar ’27 advanced to the Round of 64. The team received Honourable Mention awards for Best Team Orals and Best Claimant Memorandum. Evan was the second runner-up for the Martin Domke Award for Best Individual Oralist, ranking third out of over 2,500 competitors.

At the 23rd Vis (East) Moot in Hong Kong, Nicholas Chin ’26, Darryl Lee ’26, Tham Mei Shuen ’26 and Qu Chenxin ’27 earned two Honourable Mentions for Best Individual Oral Advocate. Mei Shuen and Chenxin placed in the top 10 percent of competitors.

Japan

Tokyo – Asia Cup International Law Moot

After emerging as champion in the National Rounds, the team consisting of Jeremiah Tan ’26, Janna Casaje ’26, Caleb Tan ’26 and Jeremiah Neoh ’27 progressed to the General Rounds, placing first out of 16 teams from across Asia. They then advanced to the semi-finals and the Grand Finals, where they took the first runner-up spot.

The team also received the Best Memorial Award and were ranked second in the Best Counter-Memorial Award category. Individually, Jeremiah and Janna were named the third and fourth in the category of Best Respondent Oralists, while Caleb and Jeremiah ranked as the seventh and eighth in the Best Applicant Oralists category respectively.

India

Bhopal – XIV NLIU-Trilegal International Mediation Tournament

Lim Tze Kai ’28, Darrell Low ’28 and Ila Mishra ’28 took home the title of first runner-up. The competition centred on collaborative discussions revolving around simulated commercial disputes, with the aim of working towards a mutually beneficial outcome that would satisfy competing parties’ interests.

Goa – Lex Infinitum International Mediation Competition

Cassandra Goh ’28 was awarded the Best Mediator (Preliminary Round) and was a semi-finalist in the Mediator category. She competed alongside teammates Mashrur Rahman ’27 and Lionel See ’28, who competed in the Negotiator category.

Lucknow – XII 2TG RMLNLU International Mediation Competition

Ella Yan ’29 and Vetrivel Sandiran ’29 took home the Best Negotiator and Runner-up Negotiator awards respectively. Gracelyn Lim ’28 clinched the Best Mediator award and, together, Ella and Gracelyn were awarded the Best International Team. The three-day competition challenged students to multiple rounds of negotiations and mediation, with a focus on providing participants with a unique opportunity to engage real-world alternative dispute resolution techniques in a commercial setting.

Mumbai – MNLU Mediation

Jamie Soh ’28 and Jamie Chen ’28 came in as semi-finalists in the Negotiation category. The rounds were centred around navigating commercial disputes in unique contexts, which required balancing legal, commercial and interpersonal considerations in order to reach an effective outcome.

Sri Lanka 

9th H.V. Perera QC Memorial Moot Competition (The Victor’s Moot)

NUS Law secured a landslide victory emerging as overall champion, with Varun Karthik ’27 securing the Best Oralist award, Ong Qian Ying Chernys ’29 securing the Best Oralist Runner Up award, and Jared Goh Kiat Gin ’29 securing the Best Oralist of the Finals award.

Vietnam

Hanoi – LAWASIA International Moot Competition

Hsiao Jia Ying ’28, Jethro Ng ’28 and Ng Shin Huey ’28 emerged as semi-finalists after facing off against opponents from law schools around the world.

The moot problem centred on an international arbitration case involving the invocation of sovereign immunity and whether proceedings were premature, as well as whether the Joint Venture Agreement parties had been breached or its termination was premature.

Australia

Sydney – 25th International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot (IMLAM)

Nur Namirah Binte Abdul Rahim ’25, Lin Jiasheng ’25, Bryan Liow Jia Rong ’26 and Jeremy Lok Jie Kang ’26 emerged as first runner-up at the competition. Jiasheng was also crowned as the Best Speaker in the General Rounds.

The dispute revolved around a cargo claim arising from the carriage of a cargo of soya beans and required consideration of the Inter-Club New York Produce Exchange Agreement.