ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law
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Moot Court
Competition (EMC²) on WTO Law is a simulated hearing in the World Trade Organization
(WTO) dispute settlement system. Participating teams represent both the complainant and respondent
parties to the case by presenting oral submissions in front of a panel.
EMC² panels consist of WTO law experts and are referred to as panellist. The competition provides students with the opportunity to put theory into practice, thereby completing formal legal education.
The WTO, which was established in 1995, is based on the old General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
and creates a system for efficiently regulating international trade. Despite the controversies, the present structure looks to promote and enhance international trade for years to come.
The aim of the competition is both to encourage further development on the subject matter in the curriculum of academic institutions and also to contribute to the ongoing discussion about globalisation in the context of the WTO agreements.
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Moot Court
Moot court
A moot court is an extracurricular activity at many law schools in which participants take part in simulated court proceedings, usually to include drafting briefs and participating in oral argument. The term derives from Anglo Saxon times, when a moot was a gathering of prominent men in a...
Competition (EMC²) on WTO Law is a simulated hearing in the World Trade Organization
World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
(WTO) dispute settlement system. Participating teams represent both the complainant and respondent
Respondent
A respondent is a person who is called upon to issue a response to a communication made by another. In legal usage, this specifically refers to the defendant in a legal proceeding commenced by a petition, or to an appellee, or the opposing party, in an appeal of a decision by an initial fact-finder...
parties to the case by presenting oral submissions in front of a panel.
EMC² panels consist of WTO law experts and are referred to as panellist. The competition provides students with the opportunity to put theory into practice, thereby completing formal legal education.
The WTO, which was established in 1995, is based on the old General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade was negotiated during the UN Conference on Trade and Employment and was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization . GATT was signed in 1947 and lasted until 1993, when it was replaced by the World...
and creates a system for efficiently regulating international trade. Despite the controversies, the present structure looks to promote and enhance international trade for years to come.
The aim of the competition is both to encourage further development on the subject matter in the curriculum of academic institutions and also to contribute to the ongoing discussion about globalisation in the context of the WTO agreements.