Awards in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

Various moot court awards are annually given in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna as well as the Willem C. Vis (East) Moot in Hong Kong. The top prizes in Vienna are the Pieter Sanders Award (Best Claimant Memorandum), the Werner Melis Award (Best Respondent Memorandum), the Martin Domke Award (Best Oralist), and the Frédéric Eisemann Award (Winner of the Moot).[1] Honourable Mentions are also awarded for the best oralists, memoranda, and teams that qualified for the knockout stages in the oral phase.

For the competition in Hong Kong, the top prizes are the David Hunter Award (Best Claimant Memorandum; known as Eric Bergsten Award until 2017), the Fali Nariman Award (Best Respondent Memorandum), the Neil Kaplan Award (Best Oralist), and the Eric Bergsten Award (Winner of the Moot; known as David Hunter Award until 2017). Like the Vienna competition, Honourable Mentions are awarded for the best oralists, memoranda, and teams that qualified for the knockout stages in the oral phase. Up until 2016, a separate winner for the Asian Division was also declared.

In 2020, due to COVID-19, both Vis moots were conducted online during the originally scheduled dates (with the Hong Kong moot termed "Virtual Vis East"), and while the Vis East organiser had indicated that "the live version will be held later in the year at dates to be announced",[2][3] it was later decided that this was not possible.

Vis Moot in Vienna

Awards for best memoranda

Honourable Mentions are awarded for the best memoranda of the competition, but the Pieter Sanders Award is given for the Best Claimant Memorandum. During the first three Moots, the award was given for the Best Written Memoranda in support of the positions of Claimant and Respondent. Subsequently, the Werner Melis Award was introduced as a separate award for the Best Respondent Memorandum.

The Pieter Sanders Award is named after one of the founders of modern international commercial arbitration.[4] He was one of the principal drafters of both the 1958 United Nations Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award (New York Convention) and the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Professor Sanders was also founder of the Law Faculty of Erasmus University Rotterdam (where he taught up to his retirement in 1981) and co-founder of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)[5] as well as the Netherlands Arbitration Institute. In the second Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, held in Vienna in 1995, he served as one of the three arbitrators in the Finals.

The Werner Melis Award is named after an Honorary President of the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (Vienna)[6] and Honorary Vice-President of ICCA. The award is traditionally presented by Dr Melis himself during the awards banquet.[7]

Moot Year Winner of the Pieter Sanders Award Winner of the Werner Melis Award
1st 1994 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg NA
2nd 1995 University of Basel NA
3rd 1996 University of Cologne NA
4th 1997 University of Copenhagen Deakin University
5th 1998 University of Münster University of Münster
6th 1999 University of Basel University of Basel
7th 2000 University of Heidelberg University of Heidelberg
8th 2001 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg University of Zagreb
9th 2002 University of Queensland University of Mainz
10th 2003 University of Bonn University of Cologne
11th 2004 University of Heidelberg
University of Zurich		 National University of Singapore
12th 2005 University of Copenhagen Humboldt University of Berlin
13th 2006 Columbia University
University of Munich		 University of Munich
14th 2007 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
15th 2008 University of California, Berkeley University of Heidelberg
16th 2009 University of Sydney Stockholm University
17th 2010 University of New South Wales University of New South Wales
18th 2011 Stockholm University Queen's University
University of St. Gallen
19th 2012 Harvard University
University of Zurich		 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
20th 2013 University of Belgrade
University of Munich		 National University of Singapore
21st 2014 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg University of Fribourg
22nd 2015 Humboldt University of Berlin National Law University, Jodhpur
23rd 2016 University of Lucerne Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
24th 2017 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
Columbia University
University of Geneva		 University of Munich
25th 2018 University of Geneva Humboldt University of Berlin
26th 2019 University of Sydney University of Vienna
27th 2020 London School of Economics University of Vienna

Award for the best individual oralist during the general rounds

Honourable Mentions are awarded for the best oralists of the competition; the Martin Domke Award is awarded to the Best Individual Oralist. Both types of award are for the general rounds of the competition. To be eligible for either award, a participant must have argued at least once for the Claimant and once for the Respondent. The Martin Domke Award was named after a former Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University and a well-known scholar of international arbitration. Professor Domke was Vice President of the American Arbitration Association for 25 years and served as editor-in-chief of the then Arbitration Journal (now the Dispute Resolution Journal). He also was the author of Commercial Arbitration, published in 1965, and The Law and Practice of Commercial Arbitration, published in 1968.

Moot Year Winner of the Martin Domke Award for Best Oralist 2nd place 3rd place
1st 1994 Gregor Kirchhof, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg William Spiegelberger, Columbia University Larisa Malakoff, Columbia University
Neil Oberman, Laval University
2nd 1995 Chantal Niggemann, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Neil Katz, Laval University Dennis Willardt Zewillis, University of Copenhagen
3rd 1996 Kay-Jannes Wegner, University of Cologne Friedrich Blase, University of Cologne Kelly Longton, Deakin University
Sebastian Semran, University of Cologne
4th 1997 Camilla Andersen, University of Copenhagen Corinne Widmer, University of Basel Daniel Kalderimis, Victoria University of Wellington
5th 1998 Biljana Dischlieva, University of Kiel Julia Tilgen, Albert-Ludwigs University John Bona, University of Queensland
6th 1999 Carmen Klein, University of Cologne Martin Illmer, Johannes Gutenberg University Peter James Black, University of Queensland
Martina Peric, University of Zagreb
7th 2000 Jan Stemplewitz, University of Münster Philipp Schulte, University of Münster Sarah Catherine Holland, University of Queensland
8th 2001 Trevor Stockinger, Loyola Law School Los Angeles Ivana Radic, University of Rijeka Michael Karschau, University of Kiel
9th 2002 Marion Alice Jane Isobel, University of Queensland
Robina Kaye, University of Montpellier		 Mitja Kocmut, University of Ljubljana
10th 2003 Andrew Molnar, Deakin University
Simun Soljo, University of New South Wales
 Lim Wei Lee, National University of Singapore
11th 2004 Alexey Konovalov, Mari State University Nawel Bailey, McGill University
Dominic Müller, University of Heidelberg
Metka Potocnik, University of Ljubljana
12th 2005 Charmaine Roberts, University of New South Wales
Anna-Maria Tamminen, University of Vienna		 Richard May, Victoria University of Wellington Philip James Furniss, University of Ottawa
Sarah Santiago, Syracuse University
13th 2006 Sonu Dhanju, Osgoode Hall Law School Shonagh Margaret Brown, University of Aarhus
Erik Eastaugh, University of Ottawa,
Kristen Miller, Franklin Pierce Law Center
Christopher Nahler, University of Vienna, Edward Russell, Monash University
14th 2007 Steven Wayne Hopkins, Southern Methodist University Jason Stearns, Stetson University David Quayat, University of Ottawa
15th 2008 Lennart Beckhaus, University of Münster Michael Lederer, University of Vienna Jerald Hess, American University
Shen Narayanasamy, Monash University
Tariq Rangwala, Osgoode Hall Law School
16th 2009 Oliver Jones, Lincoln's Inn Sarah Wright, University of California Alexander Fawke, Monash University
17th 2010 Antonia Füller, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Gregory Dixon, Duke University
Aashni Dalal, London School of Economics
18th 2011 Robin von Olshausen, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Ethan Minshull, Tulane University Douglas Alexander Cordeiro, Panthéon-Assas University
William Glaser, Pepperdine University
19th 2012 Laura Liefländer, University of Hamburg Bastian Nill, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg William Crowe, Fordham University
Newton Mak, Chinese University of Hong Kong
Malgorzata Pohl, University of Silesia
Angelina Sgier, University of Zurich
Genavieve Shingle, Pace University
20th 2013 Kristen Holman, University of Ottawa Lauren Watts, University of Washington Abby Hilaire, University of Washington
Brie Coyle, University of Washington
21st 2014 Samuel Song, University of San Diego Paulo Sergio De Albuquerque Coelho Filho, Universidade de São Paulo Andres Sandoval, University of Florida
22nd 2015 Kelvin Chong Yue Hua, National University of Singapore
Laura Fahrner, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg		 Zain Jinnah, Harvard University
23rd 2016 Karmijn Krooshof, University of Amsterdam
Rebecca Lennard, University of Notre Dame Australia
Dimitrios Peteves University of Florida
24th 2017 Emily Domingo, Monash University
Natalie Kolos, University of Ottawa
Ashlyn Robinson, University of Florida
25th 2018 Timothy Morgan, University of Sydney Evanthia Kasiora, London School of Economics
Laura Korn, University of Freiburg
Lilian Winter, University of Freiburg
26th 2019 Terry Frederic, Brooklyn Law School David Vucinic, University of Belgrade Reto Tettamanti, University of St Gallen
Yves Tjon-A-Meeuw, University of Zurich
27th (online) 2020 Afreen Taqvi, La Trobe University Eleanor Dennis, McGill University Gabriel Libório, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Award for winner of the moot

The winner of the oral rounds at Vienna is awarded the Frédéric Eisemann Award for the best prevailing team in the oral rounds. The Award was named after the former Secretary General of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (1947 to 1973).[8]

As the Vis has grown in the number of participating teams, the Vis has expanded from having originally only four teams advance into the elimination or knockout rounds to its current state where the top 64 of over 300 teams advance.[9] From 1994 to 1996, the top four teams advanced;[10] from 1997 to 1999, the top eight teams advanced;[11] from 2000 to 2002, the top 16 teams advanced;[12] and from 2003 to 2007, the top 32 teams advanced.[13] Each team that advances to the elimination rounds receives an award for Honorable Mention for Best Team Orals.

Moot Year Winner of the Frédéric Eisemann Award Runner-up
1st 1994 Columbia UniversityLaval University
2nd 1995 Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgUniversity of Nottingham
3rd 1996 Cornell UniversityDeakin University
4th 1997 University of QueenslandUniversity of Cologne
5th 1998 University of MünsterUniversity of Queensland
6th 1999 Deakin UniversityTulane University
7th 2000 University of QueenslandLoyola Law School
8th 2001 Monash UniversityUniversity of Cologne
9th 2002 National University of SingaporeUniversity of Queensland
10th 2003 West Bengal National University of Juridical SciencesHumboldt University of Berlin
11th 2004 Osgoode Hall Law SchoolVictoria University of Wellington
12th 2005 Stetson UniversityUniversity of Vienna
13th 2006 Queen Mary, University of LondonStetson University
14th 2007 Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgUniversity of Zagreb
15th 2008 Carlos III University of MadridTouro Law Center
16th 2009 Victoria University of WellingtonUniversity of Pune
17th 2010 King's College LondonUniversity of Ottawa
18th 2011 University of OttawaUniversity of Montevideo
19th 2012 Nalsar University of LawUniversity College London
20th 2013 City University of Hong KongMonash University
21st 2014 Deakin UniversityNational Law School of India University
22nd 2015 University of OttawaSingapore Management University
23rd 2016 University of Buenos AiresSingapore Management University
24th 2017 University of OttawaJindal Global Law School
25th 2018 National Research University – Higher School of EconomicsUniversity of Cambridge
26th 2019 Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity of Ottawa
27th 2020 (online)[14] West Bengal National University of Juridical SciencesAlbert Ludwigs University of Freiburg

The following countries have been represented accordingly in each Vis Moot:[15]

Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place 3rd place
1994 United States Canada Germany Australia
1995 Germany United Kingdom Canada Denmark
1996 United States Australia Germany Ireland
1997 Australia Germany Australia Germany
1998 Germany Australia India New Zealand
1999 Australia United States Germany Australia
2000 Australia United States Austria United States
2001 Australia Germany United States Germany
2002 Singapore Australia Germany Croatia
2003 India Germany Denmark Slovenia
2004 Canada New Zealand Canada Germany
2005 United States Austria Australia Croatia
2006 United Kingdom United States United States Croatia
2007 Germany Croatia Denmark Serbia
2008 Spain United States New Zealand Austria
2009 New Zealand India Australia United Kingdom
2010 United Kingdom Canada Canada Germany
2011 Canada Uruguay Germany United States
2012 India United Kingdom Denmark United States
2013 Hong Kong Australia Germany Canada
2014 Australia India United States Germany
2015 Canada Singapore Germany India
2016 Argentina Singapore Brazil New Zealand
2017 Canada India United States Uruguay
2018 Russia United Kingdom India Romania
2019 United States Canada Bosnia and Herzegovina Russia
2020 (online) India Germany Australia Germany

Vis Moot (East) in Hong Kong

Awards for best memoranda

Honourable Mentions are also awarded for the best memoranda of the competition. but the top memoranda receive separate prizes. Between 2004 and 2016, the Eric Bergsten Award was given for the Best Claimant's Memorandum in the Vis Moot (East) held in Hong Kong. It was renamed the David Hunter Award from 2017 onward. The Fali Nariman Award is given for the Best Respondent's Memorandum.

Year Winner of Best Claimant Memorandum Winner of Best Respondent Memorandum
2004 University of Munich Loyola University Chicago
2005 University of Houston Law Center University of Munich
2006 University of Munich University of Munich
2007 Fordham University School of Law University of Victoria, British Columbia
2008 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Hofstra University School of Law
2009 Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg Harvard University
University of Mainz
2010 Osgoode Hall Law School Stetson University
2011 Stetson University University of Basel
2012 Bond University Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg
2013 University of Basel Albert Ludwigs University Freiburg
2014 Harvard University NALSAR University of Law
2015 University of Munich Leibniz University Hannover
2016 University of Munich University of Munich
2017 Stanford Law School University of Helsinki
2018 University of Mannheim University of Mainz
2019 Chinese University of Hong Kong Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
2020 University of Heidelberg City University of Hong Kong

Award for the best individual oralist during the general rounds

Honourable Mentions are awarded for the best oralists of the competition; the Neil Kaplan Award is given for the Best Oralist during the General Rounds in the Vis Moot (East) held in Hong Kong.

Year Winner of Best Oralist
2004 Ipsita Dutta, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
2005 Joanne Berenger, Deakin University
2006 Lily Lu, Loyola Law School
2007 Daniel J. Weiner, Fordham University School of Law
2008 Gautam Sood, Loyola Law School
2009 Frances Ma, Loyola Law School
2010 Susan Mathenge, Georgetown University Law Center
2011 David Teslicko, American University Washington College of Law
2012 Julian Egelhof, Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg
2013 Jakob Steiner, University of Basel
2014 Kaixu Li, China-EU School of Law
2015 Lachlan Hopwood, Bond University
2016 Naomi Ahsan, American University Washington College of Law
2017 Desmond Chong, Harvard University
2018 Uma Sharma, National University of Singapore
2019 Daniel Fong, National University of Singapore
2020 (Virtual Vis East)[16] Surya Jayakumar, Singapore Management University

Award for winner of the moot

The David Hunter Award was awarded to the team prevailing in the oral rounds in Hong Kong between 2004 and 2016. From 2017 onward, it was renamed the Eric Bergsten Award. Honourable Mentions are also awarded to teams that reach the knockout stages. Up until 2016, a separate winner for the Asian Division was also declared; some of the highest-ranking Asian teams that failed to qualify for the knockout stages would compete within a pool in a round-robin format.

Year Winner of the moot Runner-up 3rd place 3rd place
2004 Tsinghua UniversityLoyola University ChicagoMonash UniversityUniversity of Hong Kong
2005 West Bengal National University of Juridical SciencesUniversity of HoustonDeakin UniversityHumboldt University of Berlin
2006 Loyola Law School Los AngelesDeakin UniversityLoyola University ChicagoUniversidad Carlos III de Madrid
2007 Pepperdine University School of LawMonash UniversityNational Law School of India UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin
2008 Griffith University
2009 Loyola Law School Los AngelesStetson University
2010 Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgDeakin UniversityUniversity of HoustonUniversity of Munich
2011 Bond UniversityCity University of Hong KongAlbert Ludwigs University of FreiburgUniversity of Hong Kong
2012 City University of Hong KongUniversity of Houston
2013 University of CanberraUniversity of MünsterBond UniversityChinese University of Hong Kong
2014 Loyola University ChicagoUniversiteit van AmsterdamChina-EU School of LawUniversity of Bucharest
2015 Singapore Management UniversityArizona State UniversitySymbiosis Law SchoolWest Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences
2016 Chinese University of Hong KongSingapore Management UniversityNalsar University of LawNational University of Singapore
2017 West Bengal National University of Juridical SciencesNalsar University of LawSingapore Management UniversityUniversity of Bucharest
2018 ILS Law CollegeAlbert Ludwigs University of FreiburgSingapore Management UniversityUniversity of Ankara
2019 Universiteit van AmsterdamJindal Global Law SchoolNational Law Institute UniversityUniversity of Bucharest
2020 (Virtual Vis East)[17] Chinese University of Hong KongLaw School, University of São PauloSingapore Management UniversityMaharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
2021 (Virtual Vis East)

References
  1. Rules of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
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  3. https://www.cisgmoot.org/en-US/News/15739
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  5. Information about Professor Sanders on ICCA's Homepage, including a Video interview Archived September 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-02-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Video: Dr. Melis announces the winner of the Werner Melis Award in the 12th Moot 2005 Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Cf. Hommage à Frédéric Eisemann - Liber Amicorum, Paris: Chambre de Commerce Internationale (1978)
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