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Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court Competition (FIAMC)

The FIAMC is a simulated hearing before an arbitration tribunal set up according to the rules of the International Convention for the Settlement of Investment (ICSID). The competition consists of two stages: a written and an oral one. Firstly, the students prepare skeleton arguments for both claimant and respondent with respect to a problem of international investment law of actual interest. Subsequently they present their arguments in oral proceedings.

The moot court is hosted by the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, with the final taking place at the premises of the Frankfurt am Main Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where the Frankfurt International Arbitration Center (FIAC) makes available hearing rooms and other services for arbitration and mediation (ad hoc and institutional).

Subject (field of law): :

International Investment Law. The competition involves a dispute (“Case-Study”) arising out of international investment protection law and provisions of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).

Language:

English

Admission criteria :

This Moot Court is open to students at Master’s level with knowledge of and interest in international investment protection law. Proficiency in English, both written and spoken, is required.
 
For further information see the “ Official Rules on Participation in an external Moot Court Competition ”.

Procedure:

This moot court focuses on oral presentation before an arbitral tribunal. Participants need therefore to prepare skeleton arguments outlining the arguments for both claimant and respondent rather than full written submissions.

For further details see the official rules of the Competition .

Timetable:

The Case-Study is usually available in early September; hence the first organizational meeting takes place immediately thereafter. The preparation of both skeleton arguments and oral pleading lasts until the oral hearings held in March in Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

Coordination:

Ass. Iur. Daniel Rosentreter

Credits:

6 ECTS

Organisation’s
 website :

http://www.merton-zentrum.uni-frankfurt.de/Startseite/FIAC_International_Student_Moot_Court/index.html

Experiences:

FIAMC 2010/2011