Fifth Edition - 2006/2007

The Fifth Edition of ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law concluded

On the 5^th of May 2007 in Room W, at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, the final mooting battle took place between University of Melbourne School of Law, Australia and University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

The Grand Final Panel composed of following the WTO Law experts: Dr. Gabrielle Marceau, Dr. Werner Zdouc, Mrs. Jayashree Watal, Prof. Mary Footer, Mr. Todd Friedbacher, Mr. Serge Pannatier and Ms. Eugenia Laurenza announced their decision – the team from University of Melbourne School of Law won the Fifth Edition of the ELSA Moot Court Competition on WTO Law.

On behalf of ELSA International and the International Organising Committee - congratulations to the Winners!

All 18 teams did a tremendous job during the intense week of mooting and thus deserve congratulations as well!

A huge Thank You from ELSA International goes to the Partners and Sponsors of the EMC²! Your Contribution to the Fifth Edition of the EMC² ensured quality all through the competition.

The last but not the least special Thank You goes to all the Panellists who gave their time and knowledge to ensure exceptional academic quality in the competition!

Here you can find the Final Report from the EMC² 2006/2007.

The Case for the EMC² 2006/2007 can be downloaded here.

Clarifications to the Case can be found here.

The Bench Memorandum for the EMC² 2006/2007 can be downloaded here.

Winner EMC² 2006/2007 – World Trade Institute Award

·                Team 039 – University of Melbourne School of Law, Australia

Runner-up EMC² 2006/2007 – Professor Claus-Dieter Ehlermann Award

·                Team 048 – Hong Kong University, Hong Kong

Other Semi-Finalists:

·                Team 041 – University of Sydney, Australia

·                Team 061 – Georgetown University, USA

Best Orator of the Preliminary Rounds – Cameron May Award:

·                Ms Angeliki Mavridou – Team 023 – University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

Best Orator of the Elimination Rounds - O'Connor and Company Award:

·                Ms Elisabeth Sheargold – Team 039 – University of Melbourne School of Law, Australia

Sidley Austin Award for the

Overall Best Written Submissions of the International Written Round:

·               Team 047 – Valparaiso University School of Law, USA

White & Case Award for the

Best Complainant Written Submission - International Written Round:

·               Team 056 – McGill University, Canada

Baker & McKenzie Award for the

Best Respondent Written Submission – International Written Round:

·               Team 061 - Georgetown University, USA

WTO Award Overall Best Written Submissions - Final Oral Round:

·               Team 039 – University of Melbourne School of Law, Australia

Gabrielle Marceau Award for Best Complainant Written Submission - Final Oral Round:

·               Team 039 – University of Melbourne School of Law, Australia

Valerie Hughes Award for Best Respondent Written Submission - Final Oral Round:

·               Team 039 – University of Melbourne School of Law, Australia