Moots & Competitions​

NUS has established an international reputation for mooting because of the outstanding record of its teams in international mooting competitions. One of the most valuable and educational experiences a student can have at NUS is to be a member of an international moot team.

Students can participate in international moots through the:

  1. International Legal Process (ILP) course
  2. Young Mooters Programme
  3. Domestic moots
  4. Alternative Dispute Resolution and Negotiation Competitions

ii. and iii. are organised by the NUS Mooting and Debating Club;
iv. Is organised by the by the NUS Law Collaborative Dispute Resolution Club

Moots & Comp 2
Moots & Comp 3

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition ​

This competition attracts more than 500 law schools from over 80 countries. Many former Jessup mooters from NUS now occupy the upper echelons of the legal fraternity in Singapore in both the public and private sectors.​

  • Champion (1982, 1985, 1994, 2001)​
  • 13-timenalist(including in 2021)​
  • Multiple memorial andoralistawards​

Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot​

Widely considered as the most prestigious private international law moot worldwide, more than 300 law schools participate in this competition each year.​

  • First Asian school champion (2002)​
  • Best Respondent Memorial (2013)​
  • BestOralist(2015)​

ADC-ICC Asia-Pacic Commercial Mediation Competition​

  • Champion (2009, 2020)​
  • Best Interaction with Mediator award (2020)​

ADR-ODR International Ad Hoc Negotiation Competition (Dubai)​

  • Gold Award (2019)​
  • Best Negotiation Phrase/Strategy Award (2019)​

ADR-ODR International Online International Mediation Competition​

  • Champion (Negotiation Category) (2020)​

Allen & Overy Private Law Moot Competition​

  • Champion (2017)​
  • BestOralistAward (2017)​

ALSA International Moot Court Competition​

  • OverallChampions (2018)​
  • Champion (2019, 2021)​
  • BestOralist(2019)​

APIIT Law School Negotiation Competition (ALSINC)​

  • Champion (2021)​

Asia-Pacic Commercial Mediation Competition​

  • Champion (2017, 2020)​

Asia Cup Moot Court Competition​

  • Champion (2016, 2017, 2018)​
  • Best Memorial (2016)​
  • BestOralist(2016, 2018)​
  • Best Overall Team (2016)​

Asian Law Students' Association International Mediation Competition 2021 (AIMC)​

  • Best Mediating Team (2021)​
  • BestOralist(2021)​

BlackOak Transactional Competition​

  • Champion (2017, 2019, 2020)​
  • BestOralist(2017)​

Copenhagen Competition on the Protocol on Climate Change​

  • Champion (2009)​

Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot​

  • Grand Champion (2018)​
  • Best Oral Team (2018)​
  • Best Memorial (2018)​

Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot​

  • Champion (2018)​
  • Gary Born Award​

Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot​

  • Champion (2015)​

ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition (ICC Paris)​

  • Best Teamwork between Counsel and Client (2021)​

INSOL International Fletcher Moot Court Competition​

  • Champion (2021)​

Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition (“Sophia Moot”)​

  • Champion (2015, 2020)​
  • Best Team in the Negotiation Category (2020)​

Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Japan Chapter Award​

  • Champion (2016, 2017)​

International Air and Space Law Academy (IASLA) Space Law Moot Court Competition​

  • Champion (2015, 2016)​
  • AsiaPacicRegional Champion (2017, 2018, 2019)​
  • Best Memorial (2015)​
  • BestOralistAward (2015)​

International Bar Association-Vienna International Arbitral Centre Mediation and Negotiation Competition​

  • Champion (2021)​

International Criminal Court Moot​

  • BestOralist(2020)​
  • Best Government Team (2020)​
  • Best Prosecution Team (2020)​
  • BestDefenceTeam (2020)​
  • Team with the Highest Average Scores (2020)​

International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot​

  • Champion (2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2017)​

International Mediation Singapore Competition (IMSG)​

  • Gold (2021)​

International Negotiation Competition​

  • Champion (2011, 2012, 2020)​

International Trademark Association (INTA) Asia-Pacic Moot Court Competition​

  • Champion (2018)​
  • 1st place brief (2020, 2021)​

IV NLS Negotiation, Mediation and Client Consulting Competition​

  • Champion (2018)​

Jean-Pictet Competition​

  • Champion (2015, 2020)​

Law Asia International Moot Competition​

  • Champion (2021)​
  • BestOralist(2021)​

Leiden Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition​

  • Champion (2017, 2019)​
  • BestOralist(2019)​
  • Best Oral Argument – Applicant (2019)​
  • Best Oral Argument – Respondent (2019)​

Lex Infinitum​

  • Champion (2017, 2019, 2021)​
  • Best Negotiating Pair (2019)​
  • Champion (Negotiation Category) (2020)​
  • Champion (Mediator Category) (2020)​
  • Best Mediator from an International Team (2020, 2021)​

Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition​

  • Regional Champion (2000, 2005, 2010, 2011)​
  • World Finals Champion (2001)​

NLIU-Justice R.K. Tankha Memorial International Arbitration Moot​

  • Best International Team (2020)​
  • Champion (2021)​

Nuremberg Moot Court Competition​

  • Champion (2016, 2019)​
  • Best Speaker (2016, 2019)​

Online Dispute Resolution Competition 2.0​

  • Champion (2020)​
  • Best Opening Statement (2020)​
  • Top Negotiating Team in the Preliminary Rounds (2020)​

Oxford International Intellectual Property Moot Competition​

  • Champion (2006, 2008)​
  • Best Written Submissions (2007, 2016, 2017)​

Price Media Law Moot Court Competition​

  • AsiaPacicChampion (2019)​

Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Competition​

  • Champion (2004, 2008)​

Regional International Humanitarian Law Role-Play Competition​

  • Champion (2018)​
  • Best Memorial (2019)​

Stetsons International Environmental Moot Court Competition​

  • Southeast Asia Champion (2019)​
  • Regional Champions (2020)​

Tun Sufian International Human Rights Moot Court Competition​

  • Champion (2017, 2019)​
  • BestOralist(2019)​