Your competition
Thirteen competitions, each with its own rules
When you create your moot matter, LitArbi takes on your competition’s citation form and the index its rules ask for — built from the current official rules.
Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
Vienna · Vis East, Hong Kong — an arbitral tribunal and the CISG
- You file
- Memorandum for Claimant and Memorandum for Respondent
- Citations
- In the text, short form, page before paragraph —
[Exhibit C 3, p. 10, para. 5] - The index
- List of Authorities: the short form first, then the authority and every paragraph that cites it — no “passim”
- Anonymity
- Not anonymous: your team name is on the cover
- AI
- AI summaries of sources are not allowed — LitArbi keeps them off in your Vis matter
Next: Memorandum for Claimant, 10 December 2026
45The arbitration agreement is to be interpreted in favour of its validity [Fiona Trust, para. 13]. The goods arrived eleven days late [Exhibit C 3, p. 14, para. 2].
List of Authorities
| Fiona Trust | Fiona Trust & Holding Corp v. Privalov, [2007] UKHL 40 | paras. 44, 45 |
Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court
The International Court of Justice — public international law
- You file
- Memorial for Applicant and Memorial for Respondent
- Citations
- Footnotes; in full at the first citation, short after that
- The index
- Index of Authorities, with page numbers
- Anonymity
- Team number only — Prepare for Filing shows where a name still appears
- AI
- No AI rule; the work must be the team members’ own
Next: Memorials, 12 January 2027
…the principle of pacta sunt servanda applies to the Special Agreement.14 The Respondent’s reading was rejected in the Court’s earlier practice.15
14 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, art. 26, May 23, 1969, 1155 U.N.T.S. 331.
15 Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project, ¶ 142.
Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court
National rounds — international humanitarian law
- You file
- Prosecution and Defence memorials
- Citations
- Footnotes, in one form throughout
- The index
- Index of Authorities, with page numbers
- Anonymity
- Team code only — your university on the memorial disqualifies
- AI
- The memorials must be the team’s own work; some editions forbid AI outright — LitArbi keeps its AI summaries off
Written submissions and oral rounds run from September to November 2026, by country.
Index of Authorities
| Authority | Page(s) |
|---|---|
| Treaties | |
| Geneva Convention (IV) relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, 12 August 1949 | pp. 3, 8–9 |
| Judicial Decisions | |
| Prosecutor v. Tadić, IT-94-1-AR72, Appeals Chamber, 2 October 1995 | pp. 5, 12 |
Sports Arbitration Moot
An appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport
- You file
- A skeleton argument and a list of legal authorities per party
- Citations
- The record and the authorities by number
- The index
- List of Legal Authorities — AL-1 … / RL-1 …, at most twenty, each with its link
- Anonymity
- Not anonymous: the files carry your team name
- AI
- No AI rule in the 2027 Rules
Next: Written submissions, 17 February 2027
List of Legal Authorities — Appellant
| AL-1 | World Anti-Doping Code 2021, art. 10.2 | Link |
| AL-2 | CAS 2011/A/2384 & 2386, UCI & WADA v. Contador & RFEC, award of 6 February 2012 | Link |
| AL-3 | Swiss Federal Act on Private International Law, art. 190 | Attached |
FDI Moot — Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration
An investment tribunal — investment treaty arbitration
- You file
- Memorial for Claimant and Memorial for Respondent
- Citations
- Footnotes; exhibits C-1 / R-1
- The index
- List of Authorities, with the form each is cited as
- Anonymity
- Your alias only — nothing that shows your university or country
- AI
- Allowed if every result is verified; fabricated authorities are penalised
Runs by calendar year — the 2027 dates are not yet published.
The Tribunal has jurisdiction ratione materiae: the Claimant made a contribution over a significant period.4
4 Salini v. Morocco, ¶ 52; Exhibit C-4, p. 2.
List of Authorities
| Salini v. Morocco | Salini Costruttori S.p.A. and Italstrade S.p.A. v. Kingdom of Morocco, ICSID Case No. ARB/00/4, Decision on Jurisdiction, 23 July 2001 |
John H. Jackson Moot Court
A WTO panel — international trade law
- You file
- Written submissions for Complainant and Respondent
- Citations
- Footnotes; pinpoints in brackets —
ABR, EC – Bananas III, [233] - The index
- List of References, with the form each is cited as
- Anonymity
- Team number only, author properties removed — Prepare for Filing does both
- AI
- Declare every AI tool — LitArbi’s AI Protocol lists what went to which AI
Next: Written submissions, 10 January 2027
List of References
| ABR, EC – Bananas III | Appellate Body Report, European Communities – Regime for the Importation, Sale and Distribution of Bananas, WT/DS27/AB/R, adopted 25 September 1997 |
7 ABR, EC – Bananas III, [233].
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court
The International Court of Justice — space law
- You file
- Memorial for Applicant and Memorial for Respondent
- Citations
- Footnotes; the Bluebook unless your region names another guide
- The index
- Table of Authorities, with page numbers
- Anonymity
- Team number only, and no electronic identification in the file
- AI
- No AI drafting and no AI summaries of authorities — LitArbi keeps its summaries off
Written submissions in February 2027, by region.
Table of Authorities
| Authority | Page(s) |
|---|---|
| Treaties | |
| Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Jan. 27, 1967, 610 U.N.T.S. 205 | 6, 9–11 |
| Convention on International Liability for Damage Caused by Space Objects, Mar. 29, 1972, 961 U.N.T.S. 187 | 12, 15 |
Moot Madrid — Competición Internacional de Arbitraje y Derecho Mercantil
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid with UNCITRAL — in Spanish, the CISG and arbitration
- You file
- A memorandum for the claimant, then one for the respondent — in Spanish, each uploaded twice: named and anonymous
- Citations
- Footnotes; the record as the case labels it —
Doc. de la Notificación n.º 6, p. 16 - The index
- Lista de autoridades — doctrina and jurisprudencia, after Índice and Abreviaturas — in Spanish, with the paragraphs that cite each source
- Anonymity
- The anonymous version carries no university and no names — Prepare for Filing shows where one still appears
- AI
- AI may summarise legal texts and facts, never draft; the AI declaration goes in the named version — LitArbi’s AI Protocol lists what went to which AI
Next: Memorandum for the claimant, 7 January 2027
23Las partes pactaron el Incoterm CIP (2020) en la propia orden de compra.14
14 Doc. de la Notificación n.º 6, p. 16; Orden Procesal n.º 2, párr. 9.
Lista de autoridades
| Fuente | Citado como | Citado en |
|---|---|---|
| Libros y comentarios | ||
| Perales Viscasillas, Pilar, La formación del contrato en la compraventa internacional de mercaderías, 1996 | Perales Viscasillas | párrs. 12, 45 |
Nuremberg Moot Court
The International Criminal Court, Pre-Trial Chamber — international criminal law, with the final in Courtroom 600
- You file
- A memorandum for the Prosecution and one for the Defence, 14 pages each — cover and contents included
- Citations
- Footnotes under the competition’s own Rules of Citation: in full first, with the short title in parentheses, then the short title —
Antonio Cassese, 2008, p. 438 - The index
- None required — a lean List of Authorities if your team wants one
- Anonymity
- Team number only: no names, no university, no country anywhere
- AI
- AI may help with grammar and research; text generated wholesale is plagiarism, and a hallucinated citation costs 5 points
2027 dates not yet announced — in 2026 the case came out on 2 February and memoranda were due on 7 April.
The Suspect exercised effective control over the militia when the attack took place.8 Control in this sense requires more than influence.9
8 Case Facts, para. 12; Exhibit 3, P-204.
9 Antonio Cassese, International Criminal Law (2nd edn, 2008), p. 438 (“Antonio Cassese, 2008”).
Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition
A regional human rights court — international human rights law, with the rounds at the Palais des Nations, Geneva
- You file
- Memorials for the Applicant and the Respondent — in English, French or Spanish, 3,000 words with footnotes
- Citations
- Footnotes in one standard style — in your memorials’ language:
para.,par.orpárr. - The index
- Table of Authorities — or Table des autorités, Tabla de autoridades — with the pages that cite each source
- Anonymity
- The cover carries nothing of your team — no university, no country, no names
- AI
- No generative AI for any part of a memorial; grammar help and reading summaries that stay out of it are allowed — declare them
2027 dates not yet announced — in 2026 memorials were due on 15 April and the final rounds were in Geneva in July.
The State failed to investigate the disappearance with due diligence.6
6 Velásquez Rodríguez v Honduras (Merits), Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Series C No 4, 29 July 1988, para. 174.
Table of Authorities
| Authority | Page(s) |
|---|---|
| Court Decisions | |
| Velásquez Rodríguez v Honduras (Merits), Series C No 4, 29 July 1988 | pp. 6, 9 |
Christof Heyns African Human Rights Moot Court Competition
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights — African human rights law; 2027 in Nairobi
- You file
- Memorials for the Applicant and the Respondent — 6,000 words with footnotes, in Word; English or French in LitArbi
- Citations
- Footnotes; each source in full the first time, short forms after — no defined-term abbreviations instead (treaties excepted)
- The index
- Index of Authorities, with a list of abbreviations — or Index des autorités
- Anonymity
- Team number only on the cover — no university, no names
- AI
- No generative AI for any part of a memorial; grammar help and reading summaries that stay out of it are allowed
2027 dates not yet announced — in 2026 the case came out in January and memorials were due on 20 June.
Years of detention without trial violate the right to be tried within a reasonable time.3 The guarantee binds every State party.4
3 African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 27 June 1981, art. 7(1)(d).
4 African Charter, art. 1.
Index of Authorities
| Treaties & Legislation |
| African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 27 June 1981 |
International Football Arbitration Moot (IFAM)
Platja d’Aro, Costa Brava — CAS proceedings, adapted for teaching
- You file
- A Request for Arbitration and a Response, then two skeleton arguments of two pages
- Citations
- Footnotes and exhibits C-1 / R-1 as in CAS practice — the requirements on form come with the case, and you adjust them per matter
- The index
- List of Authorities, with the form each is cited as
- Anonymity
- No anonymity rule in the 2026 Rules
- AI
- Only for brainstorming and the clarification of terms — not for writing any part of a submission (Rule 13)
The 2027 dates are not yet published (2026: oral rounds 30 April – 3 May).
The Player terminated the employment contract without just cause during the protected period.7 The compensation follows from Article 17(1) of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players.8
7 Exhibit C-3, p. 2; Exhibit C-5.
8 FIFA RSTP, art. 17(1); Webster.
List of Authorities
| Webster | CAS 2007/A/1298, 1299 & 1300, Wigan Athletic FC v. Heart of Midlothian & Andrew Webster, Award of 30 January 2008 |
| FIFA RSTP | FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players |
Sports Law Arbitration Moot (SLAM)
A CAS appeal — the grand finals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne
- You file
- Two written pleadings per team — for the Appellant and for the Respondent, 10,000 words each, footnotes included
- Citations
- Footnotes; exhibits as in CAS practice, adjusted per matter once the case is out
- The index
- List of sources — citations that identify each document unambiguously
- Anonymity
- Team number only — a mark that identifies the team costs 10 points; Prepare for Filing shows where a name still appears
- AI
- No AI rule in the 7th edition’s Rules; plagiarism disqualifies the team
Next: Written pleadings, 29 January 2027
The Appellant bears the burden of establishing, to the comfortable satisfaction of the Panel, that the anti-doping rule violation occurred.11 The sample was collected and analysed in accordance with the applicable International Standards.12
11 WADC, art. 3.1; Contador.
12 Exhibit R-2, p. 4; Exhibit R-5.
List of Sources
| Contador | CAS 2011/A/2384 & 2386, UCI v. Alberto Contador Velasco & RFEC and WADA v. Alberto Contador Velasco & RFEC, Award of 6 February 2012 |
| WADC | World Anti-Doping Code 2021 |
LitArbi is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of these competitions. Always check your competition’s current rules.
The record
Numbered as the organisers numbered it
Import the problem and its exhibits once. Claimant’s Exhibit C 1 stays C 1, Procedural Order No. 2 stays what it is — LitArbi never renumbers the record. Search it in full text, tag it, keep your notes next to each exhibit.
Citing
Cite from Word in one click
Pick the exhibit or authority, type the page or paragraph, and LitArbi writes the citation — in the text for the Vis, as a footnote for the Jessup, in full at the first citation where the rules want it, short after that. Paragraphs read “para.” or ¶ — your team decides per matter. Every citation stays linked, so a renumbered record or a new short form updates everywhere. Drafting in Google Docs? LitArbi for Google Docs cites the same way, footnotes included.
…the principle of pacta sunt servanda applies to the Special Agreement.14 The Respondent’s reading was rejected in the Court’s earlier practice.15
14 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, art. 26, May 23, 1969, 1155 U.N.T.S. 331.
15 Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project, ¶ 142.
The index
The index builds itself — and keeps up
Insert the index once. LitArbi groups treaties, books, articles, court decisions and awards, and states the paragraphs or pages that cite each authority. After every change, Update refreshes it — no more counting footnotes the night before the deadline.
Index of Authorities
| Authority | Page(s) |
|---|---|
| Treaties & Legislation | |
| Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 23 May 1969 | pp. 4, 11–13 |
| Court Decisions | |
| Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros Project (Hungary/Slovakia), Judgment, 25 September 1997 | pp. 7, 15 |