Monroe E Price Media Law Moot Court Competition
The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition has been part of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford, since 1 August 2017.
The Price Media Law Moot Court Programme aims to foster and cultivate interest in freedom of expression issues and the role of the media and information technologies in societies around the world. The competition challenges students to engage in comparative research of legal standards at the national, regional and international levels, and to develop their arguments (in written and oral forms) on cutting-edge questions in media and ICT law
The 2024-2025 problem and rules can be found here.
Visit the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights website for full details
Dr Paolo Cavaliere, Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and IT Law
Interested students will be invited to submit a resume and attend a short informal interview.
There will be up to 8 members that take part in draft the memorials, with 4 to 6 participants in the oral pleadings.
The North European Regional Rounds take place in Paris, with the International Rounds (if qualified) in Oxford.
The regional rounds typically take place in December or January and the international rounds take place in April.
Relevant areas of law: freedom of expression; media law; international human rights law
- Freedom of Expression Law Clinic (Hons)
- Media Law (Hons)
- International Human Rights Law (Hons)
- International and European Media Law (LLM)
- International Human Rights Law (LLM)
Comparative Law in Action Competition
The Comparative Law in Action Competition, established in 2021 by IE Law School in Madrid, is a one-of-a-kind competition that brings together students from top law faculties around the world to work on an immersive multimedia case study. As the Competition progresses, participants will be provided with new case facts and learning information extracts affecting the case, mimicking the dynamic reality of everyday life. The goal of the Competition is to foster collaboration and innovation among students towards providing a solution of a case that encompasses technology, law and policy.
The 2024 scenario and rules can be found on the IE University website.
Professor Burkhard Schafer, Professor Computational Legal Theory
There can be an unlimited number of participants in the early stages, with 3-5 team members chosen for the final oral rounds taking place in Madrid
The final stage of the competitions will be held in Madrid, Spain.
The indicative timetable is that Stage 1 (virtual) will take place between February and April, with the final rounds held in May on-site over 3 days in Madrid.
Technology regulation in all its aspects, which can mean that depending on the question, any field of law can be involved, but applied to a problem caused by the use of information technology.
No essential course in principle, but the team has primarily been made up of students from the LLM in Innovation, Technology and the Law.
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition was established in 1960 and is the world's largest moot court competition, with participants from around 700 law schools in 100 countries and jurisdictions. The Competition is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the United Nations. Successful teams at the UK national rounds in London go on to compete in the White & Case international rounds in Washington, DC.
You can read about the 2024 Edinburgh Law School’s Jessup successes here: Edinburgh Law School’s Jessup team excels in international rounds
The 2025 problem and rules can be found here: ILSA - Jessup 2025
Visit the International Law Students Association (ILSA) website for full details
- Dongjoon Lee, Edinburgh Law School PhD candidate
- Wurie Bah, Edinburgh Law School LLM students
- Keito Mizuno, Edinburgh Law School LLM students
The selection process will include a 30-minute interview where the interviewee will have to prepare and present an argument on a previous problem, which will be emailed in advance. This will then be followed by specific questions regarding the interviewee’s arguments, and general questions regarding time commitment, experience and motivation.
The selection process will be completed by late September and a total of six team members will be chosen.
There are two rounds: the UK national rounds, which will likely take place over 2 days in London (usually at the White & Case office). If the national rounds are won, the team will progress to the international rounds, held at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C. (USA).
UK national rounds are usually held in early- to mid-February. Final rounds will be early- to mid-April in Washington, D.C.
Jessup engages with all fields of public international law ranging from human rights law to environmental law and international economic law. Applicable areas of law to the 2024 problem include: law of the sea, law of the treaties, personal and State immunity.
Essential: public international law
Recommended: law of the treaties, international environmental law, international economic law
...the Jessup has the ability to really change your life – the experiences you have and skills you learn throughout this moot will stay with you beyond your university studies and will shape the lawyer and person you become.
Matilde Masetti Placci
Coach, 2023 Edinburgh Law School Jessup Moot Court Team
Mooting at Edinburgh Law School
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Edinburgh Law School has a number of mooting teams and regularly takes part in mooting competitions. Mooting allows students to use and develop the skills that they've learned during their studies.
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