Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot

The aim of the Vis East Moot Foundation is to provide educational experiences for students worldwide. The Willem C Vis East International Arbitration Moot (the Vis East Moot) is an international arbitration mooting competition, which is attended by more than 120 teams. The Vis Moot began in Vienna in 1992-1993 and has expanded to approximately 300 competing law schools today. The Vis East Moot began in 2002-2003. The goals of the Vis East Moot and the original Vis Moot in Vienna are the promotion and study of international commercial arbitration and the training of tomorrows legal leaders in methods of alternate dispute resolution. Because of the international business communitys marked preference for arbitration as the means for resolving trans-border commercial disputes, the Vis Moot was created as a clinical tool for training law students in the crucial aspects of the procedure: research, analysis, drafting and advocacy. Student teams read and analyse the facts and eviden...