The International Commercial Mediation Competition is an annual moot mediation competition organized by the ICC ADR Secretariat.  This one-of-a-kind event gathers teams from universities and mediation experts from around the world. 

The Competition consists of two parts; written and oral advocacy.  During three days of preliminary rounds, competitors must apply ICC’s Amicable Dispute Resolution (ADR) Rules to solve problems devised by a special Drafting Working Group of international mediation experts.  Student teams are divided into requesting party and responding party in mock mediation sessions, where individual team members act out the role of counsel and client before a mediator and two judges. 

On the fourth day of the competition the eight finals will take place in the morning and the quarter-final in the afternoon. The semi-final will take place on the morning of the last day. The ICC ADR Secretariat will organise during the course of the competition a training day for the professionals to share their experience and best practises with other professionals and students. In the afternoon of the last day, two teams will participate in the final of the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition.

Combining competition, sharing of best practices, learning and networking, this one-of-a-kind event gives participants a unique opportunity to participate in moot mediations, to explore cultural differences in international commercial mediation and to enjoy numerous social activities.

Student teams are composed of a maximum four students, and they may be accompanied by a professor or coach. The role of counsel in the mediation shall be taken by a law student. All written and oral communication during the Competition shall take place in English.  

 

Why participate?

- Get an insight into the work of lawyers and the business world

- Get an practical insight into Mediation and alternative dispute resolutions

- Learn to prepare a strategy for a legal dispute

- Learn to defend clients' interests

- Build up a network with international students and professionals

- Meet and be coached and trained by former team members and Swiss professionals

- Improve your legal English

- 6 ECTS

 

Requirements:

- Registered as a student at the Law Faculty 

- Fluent in English

- Motivation for Business and Law, Teamwork, Networking

 

Schedule:

- April 30, 2011: Deadline for Applications

- Before Sept. 2011: First meeting

- Sept. - Nov. 2011: Practice Cases

- Nov. 2011 - Feb. 2012: Competition Cases

- End of January 2012: Mediation Plans 

 

Competition Rules

Competition Rules 2011

 

Application

- CV

- Letter of Motivation

- Grades

to:

Lehrstuhl für Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht

z.H. Prof. Marc Amstutz

Beauregard 13

CH-1700 Fribourg

 

Links:

ICC: http://www.iccwbo.org/court/adr/id24376/index.html

Facebook: ICC Mediation Competition

 

Reports

4th ICC Moot

5th ICC Moot

6th ICC Moot D

6th ICC Moot FR

 

Contact:

marc.amstutz@unifr.ch

stefanie.debrunner@unifr.ch

jonas.vetter@unifr.ch