The CJEU Moot Court is the world’s largest moot court competition dedicated to sanctions law. The CJEU is noteworthy because it is open to law schools all over the world.

Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), also called European Court of Justice (ECJ), the judicial branch of the European Union (EU). The CJEU gives rulings on cases brought before it. The most common types of case are: interpreting the law, enforcing the law, annulling EU legal acts, ensuring the EU takes action and sanctioning EU institutions. Its headquarters are in Luxembourg. The Court of Justice is made up of 27 judges, 1 from each member state, and 11 advocates general, all of whom are appointed to renewable six-year terms by consensus of the states. The court may sit as a full chamber, as a Grand Chamber of 15 judges, or as a smaller chamber of 3 or 5 judges.

In 1957, by the Treaty of Rome, a single unified CJEU was created to serve all three of the European Communities, later called the European Community (EC). The EU subsumed the EC in 1993 and legally replaced it in 2009. In 1988 the Court of First Instance was established to reduce the existing court’s workload; it was renamed the General Court in 2009. The General Court is now one of two courts comprised by the CJEU, the other being the Court of Justice.

The CJEU Moot Court Competition is held in English. It is indispensable that you have a good working knowledge of English to participate in the competition. You are not required to provide us with official language proficiency certificates when applying.

The CJEU Moot Court Competition usually takes place every year in March. Please check the timetable for the dates of this year’s competition.

The CJEU Moot Court is divided in two phases:
The written phase, which lasts three months; and The oral rounds, which will last for four days in 2024 and take place in Moscow, Russian Federation.

The organisers of the CJEU Moot Court are the Students’ Union of Lawyers and Diplomats.

The SULD Executive Office is responsible for the administration of the CJEU Moot Court Competition. The SULD Executive Office appoints Administrators to run Qualifying Rounds in their country. The SULD Executive Director is the final arbiter in the implementation and interpretation of the Official Rules and Supplements to the Official Rules.

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Any law school, law faculty, or institution with a degree program in international law is eligible to participate in the Competition. Each school may only enter one team to compete, unless the Executive Office determines that extenuating circumstances justify the participation of multiple teams from a single school. Please see the Official Rules, which are released each October, for more detailed information regarding eligibility.

Students pursuing a law degree or a degree related to international law at an eligible school may compete on behalf of that school so long as they are enrolled at least part-time and have not engaged in the practice of law after graduating from another law degree program. Some students must also obtain the SULD Executive Office’s written permission to participate if the Official Rules so require. Please review the Official Rules, which are released each October, for detailed information regarding team member eligibility.

Generally, no. Each school may only enter one CJEU Moot Court team in the Competition. In extenuating circumstances, a school or a tournament Administrator may petition the SULD Executive Office to allow multiple teams from a single school to compete. For more information, please see the Official Rules, which are released each October.

Each Team may have a maximum of four (4) team members. A Team may choose to have less than four (4) team members, but must have at least three (3) team members to constitute a team. No more than four (4) individuals may contribute to the work product of the team over the course of the competition year. For more information, please see the Official Rules, which are released each October.

A team advisor is anyone who is responsible for organizing, advising, or training a Team, such as coaches and faculty advisors. Anyone may act as a team advisor, including professors, lawyers and graduate students. Team advisors are allowed to provide general advice and instruction, but they are prohibited from doing any work for the team such as drafting specific legal arguments. Teams are not required to have a team advisor, and as a general rule a team should not have more team advisors than necessary to adequately prepare them for fair competition. For more information, please see the Official Rules, which are released each October.

In general, the substitution of team members during the written phase is not permitted after 30 January 2023. The substitution of team members is possible for the oral phase until 22 May 2023. The organisers may grant exceptions in some limited instances.

If a team member drops out, but your team still has three or more members, your team will still be able to compete. Please inform the organisers and update your online account.

If your team has less than three members as a result of the drop-out, the organisers may grant an exception in some instances and allow the substitution of the team member. Please contact the organisers explaining the circumstances and providing the name of the new proposed team member.

In general, the substitution of team coaches during the written phase is not permitted after 30 January 2023. The organisers may grant exceptions in some limited instances.

To register for the Competition, a representative from your team (a team member, team advisor, or official team contact) must do the following:

1. Complete the online Registration Form, which will be available each year, by the deadline specified in the Official Schedule.

2. Register all individual team members by the deadline specified in the Official Schedule.

3. Teams that compete in a Qualifying Tournament must be sure to comply with the separate registration requirements of the Administrator of their Qualifying Tournament, if any.

All registration deadlines can be found in the Official Schedule, including deadlines for team rosters, waiver applications, eligibility inquiries, and special permission requests.

How do I make changes to my Team’s registration information, including adding or changing team members?

Once team members have been registered through the Team Homepage, changes cannot be made by the Team. To request a change to any team information, please email your request along with reasonable explanation for the change to cjeumootcourt@gmail.com

No. The CJEU Moot Court is free of charge. Team members are not required to pay any fees.

The answer to this question will be announced a month before the start of Moot Court. At this point, we recommend finding a sponsor to fund your teams.

The you can view the Official Schedule for the CJEU Moot Court Competition online. Schools may register for the CJEU Competition up until the Registration Deadline listed in the Official Schedule. The competition season officially begins in October, when the CJEU Problem is released. Each team’s written pleadings (memorials) must be submitted to the SULD Executive Office by the deadline indicated in the Official Schedule. The team or teams representing each country travel to Moscow to compete in the location of our Partners in March of each year.

Yes, you will receive a confirmation email. You can also check if the memoranda have been uploaded on your online account.

Written memoranda are evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Knowledge and analysis of the facts
2. Understanding of legal issues and the applicable law
3. Logic: structure of arguments
4. English
5. Formating

Overall presentation:

1. Questions & Answer
2. Law
3. Time management
4. Presentation

Each memorandum is evaluated by two graders.

Will our team receive the results of the written memoranda?

Yes, each team will receive their results.

How many Oral Rounds will my Team compete in during a Qualifying Round?

Each team participating in a Qualifying Round will participate in four preliminary oral rounds. The Advanced Rounds in a Qualifying Tournament may include Quarter-Final, Semi-Final, and Championship Rounds, depending upon the number of teams competing in the Tournament and subject to the Administrator’s discretion. For more information, please see the Official Rules.

How many oral rounds will my Team compete in during the International Rounds?

Your team will compete in four preliminary oral rounds (32). If your Team advances to the Advanced Rounds, it will compete in one additional oral round each time it advances as determined before each Advanced Round. The Advanced Rounds consist of Octo-Finals (round of 16), Quarter-Finals (8), Semi-Finals (4), and the World Championship Rounds (2). For more information, please see the Official Rules.

What shall I bring for the competition?

Team members shall bring all the necessary material for their pleading (printed pleadings, case material, notes, etc.).

The organisers will provide a welcome package comprising pens, notepads and a compilation of the core CJEU documents.

Will I stand or sit when presenting my arguments?

The team member presenting the argument will stand during her/his presentation. The other team members will sit.

1. Best Memorandum for Applicant
2. Best Memorandum for Defendant
3. Team Orals
4. Best Individual Oralists

It will be awarded to the team prevailing in the Defendant memoranda competition.

This award will be presented to the winning team with the highest scores for the evaluation of memoranda and oral presentations in the qualifying rounds.

This award for the general rounds will be won by the advocates with the highest average score during these rounds. To be eligible for this award a participant must have argued at least once for the Applicant and once for the Defendant.