International Moot Court Competitions
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot is one of the biggest and most prestigious international moot court competitions, being annually held in Vienna and organized by the “Association for the Organization and Promotion of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot”.
The main objective of the competition is to introduce law students to the concepts of commercial arbitration and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”). Being perceived as the “olympics of commercial arbitration”, in Vis Moot, each year the teams are given legal a Problem and expected to write two memoranda both for Claimant and Respondent. Later in the same year, all teams get together in Vienna to compete in the oral rounds, in which they shall plead before an Arbitral Tribunal, consisting of esteemed arbitrators and scholars. Along with gaining invaluable knowledge in commercial arbitration and the CISG, the students get the chance to meet other law students from all over the world and develop teamwork skills.
Istanbul University Faculty of Law Vis Moot Team is one of the most devoted participants of the competition and has made its mark by being the first Turkish university to make it into the first 64 in the rankings. Four separate teams of our Faculty, 22th, 25th, 27th, and 28th Willem C. Vis Moot Teams, have achieved this success of moving on the final rounds of first 64. Additionally, participating for the first time at the Willem C. Vis East, the team has achieved the success of moving to the final rounds of first 16, and winning an Honorable Mention for the Best Memorandum for Claimant Award. Every year, following the formation of the team after a very challenging selection period, Istanbul University Vis Moot Team immediately starts working on the Problem, under the supervision of their coaches.
For further information, please visit vismoot.pace.edu
Faculty Members in charge:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cansu Kaya Kızılırmak
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Elif Ulusu
Res. Assist. Batuhan Akkuş
Res. Assist. Duygu Ercan
Other Coaches:
Atty. Ali Can Gören
Atty. Batuhan Muş
Atty. Beyza Ölçer
Atty. Emre Can Thomson
Atty. Fahreddin Eren
Atty. Ozan Geyik
Atty. Salih Kartal
Willem C. Vis Moot Team of Istanbul University Faculty of Law (2023-2024)
Kerem Cangır
Mevlüt Ali Deveci
Selin Defne Serter
Süleyman Baran Özgül
Zeynep Gökçe Alıç
Of general elimination rounds, moving up to the first 64 Teams of our Faculty:
Ranked 12th, Team of 2020-2021, 28th Willem C. Vis Moot: Asil Boran Eri, Ayda Çolakoğlu, Ege Bekar, İdil Gezer, Ozan Geyik, Serrâ Zoraloğlu, Umut Deniz Koç
Ranked 22nd, Team of 2020-2021, 18th Willem C. Vis East Moot: Batuhan Muş (Martin Domke, Best Oralist Award), Bersun Dikici, Emre Can Thomson (Martin Domke, Best Oralist Award), Ozan Geyik (Neil Kaplan, Best Oralist Award), Serrâ Zoraloğlu (Neil Kaplan, Best Oralist Award), Zülal San
Ranked 31st, Team of 2019-2020, 27th Willem C. Vis Moot: A. Tuba Akgiray, Batuhan Muş, Ceren Gürel, Emre Can Thomson, Fahreddin Eren, T. Erdem Küçüker, Tara Hacıoğlu
Ranked 41st, Team of 2017-2018, 25th Willem C. Vis Moot: Başak Yalman, Beyza Ölçer, Buğrahan Helvacı, İpek İnce, Salih Kartal (Martin Domke, Best Oralist Award), Yiğit Acar (Martin Domke, Best Oralist Award)
Ranked 61st, Team of 2014-2015, 22nd Willem C. Vis Moot: Aysın Kadirbeyoğlu, Bükem Gebelek, Destina Kantik (Martin Domke, Best Oralist Award), Ege Selçuk, Ekinsu Çebi, Gülce Kantarcı, Sena Mutlu
4. Istanbul Vis Pre-Moot will be held on 17 - 18 - 19 February 2024 Click To View
3.Istanbul Vis Pre-Moot Click To View
The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot
Court Competition, which is the most historical and prestigious moot court
competition in the world, is organized by ILSA Headquarters in Washington DC.
It is the world's largest moot court competition with the participation of the
delegation teams from roughly 700 law faculties in 100 countries.
The Competition is a simulation of a fictional legal
dispute between the states before the International Court of Justice, the
judicial organ of the United Nations. From each law faculty only a team is eligible
for participating the Competition every year. The competitor teams are supposed
to prepare oral and written pleadings arguing both the applicant and respondent
states’ positions in a given case.
At Istanbul University, the organization of The
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is conducted by ILSA
Istanbul Club along with the mentor academics.
Faculty
Members in charge:
Prof. Dr. Cüneyt Yüksel
Araş. Gör. Deniz Baran (denizbaran@istanbul.edu.tr)