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Good news! University of Hong Kong students achieved great results in the International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition

Published: April 25, 2024 Editor: Yu Lu

w88 casino News Network (provided by the Law w88 casino)Recently, the world's largest and oldest international commercial moot arbitration competition - the "Willem C. Vis Moot Competition" ("Vis Moot") came to an end.The w88 casino team ("UIB Team") performed well in offline competitions and achieved gratifying results. It not only ranked among the top 32 in the world in the 21st "Vis Hong Kong Competition", breaking last year's record, but also won the top 16 in the world at the 8th AIAC APAC Pre-Moot, a world-class Vis Moot warm-up competition hosted by the Asian International Arbitration Center, and debater Li Yitong won the only "Best Debater in the Knockout Round"

This international competition has launched numerous "warm-up competitions" (Pre-Moots) in various continents around the world since the release of the title in early October last year, and has recently successfully concluded two major global competitions - the 21st "Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot Tribunal Competition" ("Vis Hong Kong Competition") and the 31st "Vis Moot International Commercial Arbitration Mock Arbitration Tribunal Competition ("Vis Vienna Competition"), which lasted for 175 days, is a grand gathering for law students from various countries in the field of international commercial arbitration.The "Willem C. Vis Moot International Commercial Arbitration Moot Tribunal Competition" ("Vis Moot") is jointly sponsored by authoritative international institutions such as the United Nations Commission on International w88 Law, the Austrian Arbitration Association, and the Austrian Federal Chamber of Commerce, as well as world-renowned universities such as Queen Mary University, Pace University, Stockholm University, and the University of Vienna. The two major global competitions of "Vis Moot" (i.e., "Vis Vienna Competition" and "Vis Hong Kong Competition") are held every spring. At the same time, since the competition questions were released in October last year, arbitration institutions and universities around the world will hold various "warm-up matches" (Pre-Moot) in advance. The “AIAC APAC Pre-Moot” co-sponsored by the aforementioned Asian International Arbitration Center and others is included in this list.

The International w88 casino team consists of Li Peiwen, a 23-year Master of Laws student (also the deputy captain), and Li Yitong, a student of the 22-year undergraduate "Excellent Foreign-related Economic and w88 Legal Talent Experimental Class" (hereinafter referred to as the "Excellent Experimental Class"), as the debaters in the "Hong Kong Competition", Wang Ziyue, a 22-year Master of Laws student, and Zheng Yi, a 21st-level undergraduate student, as the debaters in the "Vienna Competition." Zhang Chenyang, a '23 international law master's student (also the team leader), and Gao Yisen, a '21 undergraduate student, serve as researchers. The student coaching team consists of Lin Xi (Grade 20), Ji Xiaochen (Grade 21) and Meng Qianqian (Grade 21), students from the undergraduate "Excellence Experimental Class". Alumnus Wang Boyang serves as the coaching coach.

This "Vis Hong Kong Competition" attracted the participation of 144 teams from all over the world, including famous overseas universities such as the London w88 casino of Economics and Political Science, Humboldt University, National University of Singapore, University of Helsinki, Monash University, University of Munster, India University National w88 casino of Law and Singapore Management University, as well as domestic elite universities such as the University of Hong Kong, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Peking University, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, and China University of Political Science and Law.

In the round-robin stage, the University of w88 and Economics team faced off against La Trobe University in Australia (top 16 in the world this time), National Law w88 casino Bhopal in India, Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan and Heidelberg University in Germany (top 16 in the world this time). The main debaters Li Peiwen and Li Yitong relied on their rich experience in court debates to perform stably and powerfully. Facing the highly professional and persistent questions from the arbitral tribunal, the two debaters were calm and steady, earning high praise from the arbitrators. After four fierce battles, the USIM team made great progress and secured a spot among the top 32 players in the world.

In the subsequent knockout round ("32 out of 16"), the University of w88 and Economics team once again faced Australia's La Trobe University. The arbitral tribunal raised difficult questions one after another. The two debaters had a calm style and skillful arguments. They once again demonstrated their precise grasp of the facts of the case and the application of law in their clever responses and arguments. The contest between the two sides was inextricable. However, due to a slight mistake in the response strategy, the USIM team regretfully stopped.

This AIAC APAC Pre-Moot attracted the participation of 140 teams from around the world. In the online preliminaries, debaters Li Peiwen, Li Yitong, Wang Ziyue and Zheng Yi from the University of International w88 successively faced off against the International Islamic University of Malaysia, Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, the National Law University of Delhi, India, and the National Law University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, and successfully won and advanced to the offline knockout round (top 64 in the world). Subsequently, the University of International w88 and Economics team faced off against India's Christian University w88 casino of Law, University of the Philippines San Beda and India University National w88 casino of Law (Bangalore) in Kuala Lumpur, and finally ranked among the top 16 in the world. Debater Li Yitong won the only "Best Debater in the Knockout Round" this year.

This year's "Vis Hong Kong Competition" ranks among the top 32 in the world. This is the first time that the USIM team has been promoted in 2017 and ranked among the top 16 in the world in 2020 and 2022. It once again shows its prestige internationally and sings the brand of USIM. It is also the University of International w88’s team that has once again shown the world its mature, steady, confident and professional demeanor, which fully confirms the profound heritage of the w88 casino of International w88 and Economics in the field of international commercial arbitration and the remarkable results of foreign-related education.

The international success achieved by this competition team is inseparable from the strong support of the w88 casino leadership, the w88 casino of International w88 and Economics’ long-term support for international moot court competitions, and the unique model of foreign-related legal education at the University of International w88 and Economics.In the big family of the "Moot Court Club" of the University of International w88 and Economics, the inheritance and friendship and mutual assistance are strong supports for the continuous progress of this team.The final win demonstrates the professional strength of the students of the University of w88 and Economics in the field of international commercial arbitration, and demonstrates the profound foundation and strong potential of the w88 casino of Law of the University of w88 and Economics in cultivating foreign-related arbitration professionals.The International w88 casino team is moving forward steadily in domestic and international competitions, constantly surpassing itself.


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