II ITLOS Moot Court Competition – 2020

The Brazilian Institute for the Law of the Sea (BILOS) invites students from all over the world to participate of the II ITLOS Moot Court Competition.

The competition, which is in its second edition, is the only Moot Court regarding the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) in Latin America.

The event will be online and will take place on November 10 and 11, 2020.

Link for the Official Rules of the Competition: 2020 – ITLOS Moot Court Competition Rules_online version

The case of the II ITLOS Moot Court Competition – 2020 is being produced by Prof. Dr. Virginie Tassin Campanella

The coordinator of the II ITLOS Moot Court Competition is Prof. Dr. Thiago Carvalho Borges.

Official language: English

2020 Calendar of the II ITLOS Moot Court Competition:

Release of the official rules of the competition and opening date of teams registrations: 05 June 2020. Link for the Official Rules of the Competition: 2020 – ITLOS Moot Court Competition Rules_online version

Release of hypothetical case to be argued: 05 June 2020. Link for the hypothetical case: 2020 II ITLOS MOOT COURT COMPETITION – OFFICIAL CASE.

Request for clarification of facts: 05 July 2020

Response to requests for clarification of facts: 25 July 2020

Final date of teams registrations and opening date for the submission of memorials: 20 August 2020

Final date for the submission of memorials: 20 September 2020

All deadlines end at 00:00 Brasilia time (00:00 GMT-3)