ICC Vis Pre-Moot
ICC Headquarters, 33-43 Avenue du President Wilson, 75116 Paris, FranceThe ICC International Court of Arbitration is organizing its annual pre-moot to help teams prepare for the 33rd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot.
The ICC Vis Pre-Moot will be held in-person* from 17 to 19 March 2026 at the ICC Headquarters in Paris, France.
Teams are invited to submit their application via the application link. The ICC Organising Committee will start the selection process after the closing deadline on 5 December 2025. The selection process will be based mainly on the criteria of regional diversity, the relevance of the team’s curriculum as well as the team’s motivation to participate. Teams will be informed by 15 December 2025 of the outcome of their application.
The ICC will invite experienced practitioners to act as arbitrators in the pre-Moot. They will evaluate the students’ performance and provide feedback.
The ICC Vis Pre-Moot will enable teams to:
- Measure up against and interact with other students from a wide range of different jurisdictions and legal systems;
- Receive comments from and interact with arbitrators from different professional, cultural and legal backgrounds;
- Practice and improve their advocacy skills;
- Refine and adjust their oral arguments before participating in the Vis Moot of Vienna; and
- Take this unique opportunity to visit the ICC in Paris, and interact with members of the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
- Participate in a roundtable of prominent practitioners on an arbitration topic
Download the Rules for the 33rd Vis Moot.
Download the Problem for the 33rd Vis Moot.
*Online participation is excluded.
| Venue | ICC Headquarters 33-43 Avenue du President Wilson 75116 Paris, France |
| Travel info | When applying, teams are responsible to ensure that they have sufficient funding for their travel and stay in Paris. No sponsorship from the ICC is available in this regard. |
| Contact | Clément Radosch, Project Coordinator |
| Disclaimers |
Participation Pictures Should you have any questions regarding these requirements, please feel free to contact us. |
| Event registration fees | This event is offered free of charge and does not involve any transfer of economic resources. |
| Gulirano Abdullajonova | Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
| Daniela Ghicajanu | Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
| Ruslan Mirzayev | Head of Education and Training, ICC Dispute Resolution Services |
| Clément Radosch | Project Coordinator, Education and Training, ICC Dispute Resolution Services |
| Mihaela Tarnovschi | Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
Running from 17 to 19 March 2026, for 3 days, the ICC Vis Pre-Moot will welcome teams from across the globe to compete in simultaneous sessions the timing of which will be announced in due course.
| 17 March 2026 (Day 1) | |
| 15.00 - 17.30 | Teams Registrations |
| 17.30 – 19.30 | Conference |
| 18 March 2026 (Day 2) | |
| 9.00 – 11.00 | Rounds 1 |
| 11.30 – 13.30 | Rounds 2 |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Rounds 3 |
| 16.30 – 18.30 | Rounds 4 |
| 19 March 2026 (Day 3) | |
| 9.00 – 11.00 | Rounds 1 |
| 11.30 – 13.30 | Rounds 2 |
| 14.00 – 16.00 | Rounds 3 |
| 16.30 – 18.30 | Rounds 4 |
| 19.30 – 21.00 | Announcement of results and closing cocktail |
