16th The Willem Vis Pre-Moot International Commercial Arbitration Comp…

16th The Willem Vis Pre-Moot International Commercial Arbitration Competition of Seoul 2026

▣ Date: Saturday, February 28 2026 

▣ Venue: Seoul National University School of Law 

▣ Problems and Rules: The same for WILLEM C. VIS Moot International Commercial Arbitration Competition (The 33^rd Vis Moot, The 23^rd Vis East Moot) will be used. 

(https://www.vismoot.org/ or http://www.cisgmoot.org)

▣ Deadline for registration and submissions of memoranda for Claimant : December 12, 2025 (24:00pm KST) (by email: seoulpremoot@snu.ac.kr ) 

▣ Deadline for submissions of memoranda for Respondent: January 23, 2026 (24:00pm KST) (by email: seoulpremoot@snu.ac.kr ) 

▣ After receiving memoranda for Claimant, the organizing committee will select eight (8) or sixteen (16) registered teams and invite them to participate in this pre-moot competition rounds, which will be held on-site (not virtual) 

▣ Eligibility:  

• Students enrolled in colleges or universities (undergraduate or graduate) in Asia-Pacific region
• Students may register for this event regardless of participation in the upcoming Willem C. Vis Moot Competition (Hong Kong/Vienna).
• Each team must be composed of two or more members (No upper limit on the number of members) 
• Several teams from the same college or joint teams from several colleges may register.
• Former participants in the SNU VIS pre-moot competition are not eligible to participate if their teams reached the semi-final rounds. Former participants in the VIS Moot Competition (Vienna/Hong Kong), whose teams reached the semi-quarter final rounds or were the prize-winners, are not allowed to participate in this event.

▣ Language: English (both for memoranda and oral proceedings) 

▣ Official Homepage: http://www.kcabinternational.or.kr/ (details to be posted) 

▣ Awards: (details to be posted)

▣ Co-hosted by: Seoul National University Asia-Pacific Law Institute, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board, and The Korean Council for International Arbitration

▣ Administered by: SNU Center for International Trade and Business Law

▣ Sponsored by: (details to be posted)

▣ Contact: SNU Center for International Trade and Business Law, seoulpremoot@snu.ac.kr