ICC VIS Pre-Moot

02-04 Apr 2025

Paris English
Start: 09:00 (CET) || End: 20:00 (CET)

The ICC International Court of Arbitration is organizing its annual pre-moot to help teams prepare for the 32nd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.

The ICC VIS Pre-Moot will be held in-person* from 2 to 4 April 2025 at the ICC Headquarters in Paris, France.

Teams were informed of the outcome of their application.

The ICC will invite experienced practitioners to act as arbitrators in the pre-Moot. They will evaluate the students’ performance and provide feedback.

The ICC VIS Pre-Moot will enable teams to:

  • Measure up against and interact with other students from a wide range of different jurisdictions and legal systems;
  • Receive comments from and interact with arbitrators from different professional, cultural and legal backgrounds;
  • Practice and improve their advocacy skills; 
  • Refine and adjust their oral arguments before participating in the Vis Moot of Vienna; and
  • Take this unique opportunity to visit the ICC in Paris, and interact with members of the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration

Download the Rules for the 32nd Vis Moot.

Download the Problem for the 32nd Vis Moot.

*Online participation is excluded.

Running from 2 to 4 April 2025, for 3 days, the ICC Vis Pre-Moot will welcome teams from across the globe to compete in simultaneous sessions the timing of which will be announced in due course.

2 April 2025 (Day 1)

15.00 - 17.30

Teams Registrations

17.30 – 19.30

Conference

3 April 2025 (Day 2)

9.00 – 11.00

Rounds 1

11.30 – 13.30

Rounds 2

14.00 – 16.00

Rounds 3

16.30 – 18.30

Rounds 4

4 April 2025 (Day 2)

9.00 – 11.00

Rounds 1

11.30 – 13.30

Rounds 2

14.00 – 16.00

Rounds 3

16.30 – 18.30

Rounds 4

19.30 – 21.00

Announcement of results and closing cocktail

Venue

ICC Headquarters

33-43 Avenue du President Wilson

75116 Paris, France 

Travel info

When applying, teams are responsible to ensure that they have sufficient funding for their travel and stay in Paris. No sponsorship from the ICC is available in this regard.

When submitting your application, please provide an email address or telephone number at which you agree to be reached to answer on an urgent basis any question related to your application.

Registration

Applications for universities are now closed. Please note that the ICC Organizing Committee processed the applications and informed all teams of the outcome of their application.

Disclaimer

The photos and audio-visual recordings taken during the event may be used and published by ICC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, or co-organizers of the event, for informational or promotional purposes in printed materials or online, including on ICC websites and in social media. Participation in the pre-moot implies agreement to such use of photos or audio-visual recordings in which the participant may appear unless ICC receives written notification to the contrary.

For further information, please contact:

Aleksandra Andalina

Intern, Marketing & Promotion, Dispute Resolution Services

iccpremoot@iccwbo.org

Clément Radosch

Project Officer, Marketing & Promotion, Dispute Resolution Services

iccpremoot@iccwbo.org

Gulirano Abdullajonova

Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Aleksandra Andalina

Intern, Marketing & Promotion, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

Stephanie Goubelle

Senior Lead, Promotion and Engagement, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

Nicole Knebel

Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Fredrik Lindmark

Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Ruslan Mirzayev

Head of Education and Training, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

Clément Radosch

Project Officer, Marketing & Promotion, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

19th ICC/USCIB New York Vis Pre-Moot: 21 February 2025 – applications closed

Organisers