Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition

To enter, students are expected to:

• Complete the online entry form no later than 5:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time, August 25, 2023. Early entry is suggested and there is no registration fee to enter
• Argue the case in regional competitions before a panel of volunteer attorneys and judges

• Friday Arguments: Each team will compete in two preliminary rounds of oral argument on Friday, September 1, 2023: arguing as Appellant in one round and Respondent in the other round.
• Saturday Arguments: The eight teams with the highest oral argument scores after the Friday preliminary rounds will compete in the quarter finals on Saturday. Progress from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals and then to the grand final (the “Final”) will be by knockout.
• Two team members will argue in each round of oral arguments. Any two team members can argue for the team in each of the arguments. All team members may be present for the team’s argument, even if they are not making the oral argument.
• INTA will provide further information regarding times to appear for the Competition. If any team is late in arriving at the designated check-in time, before the scheduled start of an argument, or after the lunch break, the Project Team reserves the right either to declare a default or to assess penalty points. Participants must be seated in their scheduled courtroom at the appointed time of argument.
• Please refer to the Competition’s official rules document for more information.

The Competition will be held on September 1-2, 2023, at the Fairmont Hotel located at 80 Bras Basah Road, 189560, Singapore.

• The Competition is open to teams of students from any university or other higher education institution (“School”) so long as graduation or completion from such School renders its students eligible for admission to practice law. Teams may consist of two, three or four students from the same School. Each School may enter up to two teams.
• No team member may hold a law degree or equivalent from a School or be admitted or licensed to practice law in any country or jurisdiction. An LL.M. student already holding a law degree therefore may not enter the Competition. However, a student pursuing a joint undergraduate/ LL.M. program or a student without a law degree pursuing an LL.M. program may enter the Competition. Team members must be matriculated in a full- or part-time program as stated above in the School they represent.
• Proof of current enrollment of each team member of the School must be included with each team’s entry form. It is recommended, but not required, that each team has an active advisor from its law school faculty.

Teams in the following categories will receive complimentary INTA student memberships and be awarded a monetary Prize:

Best Team—Highest total score (overall oral argument scores):

• US $3,000 (and also US $1000 to Team’s law school)

Second Place Team Second—Highest score (overall oral argument scores):

• US $1,500

Winner of the Final of the Oral Argument

• US $1,000

Runner Up in the Final of the Oral Argument

• US $500