Prizes, competitions etc.

PAX Moot 2026 Edition

Developments in PIL, Prizes, competitions etc.

by Elena Alina Ontanu
16 October 2025

The PAX Moot case for the 2026 moot competition on Private International Law was published. The 2026 Round is dedicated to Vladimir Koutikov, a distinguished Bulgarian scholar and expert in private international law

The Vladimir Koutikov Round of the competition requires participants to deal with matters related to an international sale of goods between an Italian furniture producer and a Bulgarian company, designer of furniture for luxurious yachts requiring the delivery of sustainable and ethical products, and a carriage of goods contract between the Bulgarian company and a Polish carrier, subject to robbery and damage of the goods transported.

The case challenges the participant teams to answer questions of international jurisdiction, lis pendens between the courts of Rotterdam and Sofia, and applicable law to international sale of goods contracts.

The moot competition has two phases: a written and an oral round. The written submission of the memorials is due on 27 February 2026. The oral round will take place between 15-17 April 2026. A short introduction video with picks from previous rounds of the competition can be accessed here.

More information about the competition, the schedule building up to the oral round, and the applicable rules for the Vladimir Koutikov Round are available on the PAX Moot website.

To all teams deciding to join the competition: Good luck in preparing the case! And enjoy the PAX Moot!

PAX Moot 2025 Edition

Developments in PIL, Prizes, competitions etc.

by Elena Alina Ontanu
29 October 2024

The PAX Moot case for the 2025 moot competition on private international law has been published. The 2025 Round is dedicated to Ulrich Huber, an influential Dutch jurist of the 1600s, who wrote a short treatise on the conflict of laws, Conflictu Legum Diversarum in Diversis Imperiis.

The Ulrich Huber Round of the competition explores important present-day matters: issues related to content placed on social media platforms, mental issues resulting from such activity, content moderation, and the content moderators’ dissatisfaction with their working conditions.

The case requires participants to answer questions of international jurisdiction of the court of first instance in Maastricht, the law applicable to the merits of the case, the recognition of a United Kingdom settlement in the Netherlands and its effects on the proceedings before the Maastricht court.

The moot competition has two phases: a written and an oral round. The written submission of the memorials is due on 16 March 2025. The oral round will take place between 9-11 April 2025.

More information about the competition, the schedule building up to the oral round, and the applicable rules for the Ulrich Huber Round are available on the PAX Moot website!

To all teams deciding to join the competition: Good luck in preparing the case!

Private International Law Competition for Students in French

Developments in PIL, Law teaching, Prizes, competitions etc.

by Anna Wysocka-Bar
31 January 2024

The Paris-Saclay University and the law firm Linklaters LLP, in collaboration with Saint-Joseph University in Beirut, are organizing a competition on private international law – Concours de Droit international privé (CDIP).

CDIP is designed for students of the first year of the master degree. The language of the competition is French.

The timetable of the 2024 edition is as follows:

Beginning of February 2024 – publication of the case;
Early May 2024 – deadline for responses from French students and selection of teams to take part in the oral part of the competition;
July 2024 – deadline for the response from Lebanese students;
Early September 2024 – deadline for the reply from French students;
end of September 2024 – finals in the international chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal (to be confirmed).

Apart from enriching experiences, the prizes include a three-month internship at Linklaters LLP.

For the history of the competition and its previous editions please consult CDIP website. The webpage will be updated soon to provide further information about 2024 edition.

PAX Moot 2024 Edition

Prizes, competitions etc.

by Elena Alina Ontanu
7 November 2023

The PAX Moot case for the 2024 moot competition on private international law is now out. The 2024 Round is dedicated to Petar Šarčević.

The Petar Šarčević Round explores social media platforms’ activities such as content creation and monetization from a private international law perspective.

The case requires participants to deal with matters of international jurisdiction of the District Court of Ljubljana and applicable law in a complex factual situation involving parental responsibility, contractual relationships, validity of a contractual relationship entered into by a minor, termination of contractual relations, tort claims, and removal of online published content.

The moot competition has two phases: a written and an oral round. The oral round will take place in Ljubljana from 24-26 April 2024.

More information about the competition, the schedule building up to the oral round in Ljubljana, the applicable rules for the Petar Šarčević Round, and the registration procedure for the teams taking this challenge will follow soon.

To all teams deciding to join the competition: good luck in preparing the case!

French Committee of Private International Law – Doctoral Dissertation Award 2023

Developments in PIL, Prizes, competitions etc.

by Marion Ho-Dac
11 January 2023

The French Committee of Private International Law has launched the 8th edition of the Committee’s Doctoral Dissertation Award.

Eligible PhD dissertations are those written in French and defended between 15 January 2022 and 7 January 2023.

The application procedure is explained here.

The deadline for submissions is 1 March 2023.

PAX Moot 2023 Edition

Developments in PIL, Prizes, competitions etc.

by Elena Alina Ontanu
9 November 2022

It is becoming a tradition for the EAPIL blog to announce the publication of the PAX Moot. It is now just around two weeks that the case has been published for the students who are keen to take part in a yearly moot competition on Private International Law.

This time the Pax Moot Round is dedicated to the memory of Peter Nygh, a leading international lawyer, former judge of the Family Court of Australia, co-rapporteur on The Hague ‘judgment project’, and representative for Australia in the negotiations of the Convention on the Protection of Children.

The Peter Nygh Round of the competition will require participants to deal with the complexities of Private International Law in a global setting: European, African and American incorporated companies, Panamanian-flag vessel, and health injuries to employees from Philippines. The factual situation in the case is set around a series of international transactions and situations related to the refueling of a vessel in the port of Antwerp. The this, the insolvency procedure of one of the subsidiary companies involved in the arrangement of the refueling further complicates the situation of the parties.

The students participating in the 2023 PAX Moot are required to address matters of jurisdiction, the relevance of the insolvency proceedings for the pending claims, the possibility of appointing an expert to investigate factual situations in another country, and determining the applicable law.

Student teams from all over the world will be able to register for the competition from 2 November 2022. This can be done via an online form available here.

The moot comprises a written and an oral round. More information about the competition and its timetable are available here.

PAX Moot 2022 Edition

Developments in PIL, Prizes, competitions etc.

by Elena Alina Ontanu
23 November 2021

The PAX Moot is a specialised moot court competition dedicated to students interested in Transnational Law and Private International Law issues. This year the Pax Moot Round is named after the Alegría Borrás Rodríguez (1943-2020).

The Borrás Round of the competition will require participants to deal with the complexities and nuances of how international conventions and European regulations interact with each other in the context of globalisation as well as situations such as Brexit where certain prior available instruments stop producing their effects. The case is grounded in the present challenging global events – the effects of COVID-19 virus on businesses and individuals, Brexit and environmental actions to reach carbon neutrality. The series of events to discuss involve the application of the Singapore Convention on Mediation and the European Order for Payment procedure.

The competition opens for the registration of the teams on 22 November 2022 and comprises a written and an oral round. The students participating in the PAX Moot will be required to address matters of jurisdiction, service of documents, settlement agreement and recognition of judgment in England.

More information about the competition and its timetable are available here. The rules of the competition are available here.

Comité Français de Droit International Privé, Prix de Thèse 2020

Developments in PIL, Prizes, competitions etc.

by Marta Requejo Isidro
23 January 2021

The Comité Français de Droit International Privé has launched the 6th edition of the Committee’s Thesis Award.

For detailed information, see the official announcement.

Eligible PhD dissertations are those written in French and defended between 1 January 2020 and 15 January 2021.

The deadline for submissions is 16 February 2021.

PAX Moot’s von Mehren Round

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by Elena Alina Ontanu
8 December 2020

The PAX Moot is a specialised moot court competition dedicated to students interested in Private International Law.

The 2021 Round of the competition is named after Arthur von Mehren, a renowned scholar of international procedure law across the Atlantic, for the 15th anniversary of his passing away.

This Round of the competition will focus on Transnational Law and Private International Law issues and will require participants to apply and handle the complexities and nuances of how international conventions and regulations interact with each other in the context of globalisation.

The case is grounded in the present challenging global events (COVID-19 virus) and involve the application of the new 2019 Hague Judgments Convention.

The competition comprises a written round and an oral round for the students. The teams will be required to address matters of jurisdiction, applicable law and parallel actions.

More information about the competition and its timetable are available here and here.

PAX Moot 2020 – Registration Now Open

Developments in PIL, Prizes, competitions etc.

by Pietro Franzina
17 January 2020

The PAX Moot is a specialised moot court competition focused on Transnational Law and Private International Law issues.

Registration is now open until 30 March 2020. The fee is set at 100 Euros per team.

The competition comprises a written round and oral round. For the written round each team will be required to submit an assignment as requested by the case. The oral round will take place on 28-29 May 2020, preceded by a welcoming event for all teams on 27 May.

The first day of the competition (general rounds) will be held at the University of Antwerp. On the second day, the participating teams will be invited to the European Commission in Brussels, where the semi-finals and final rounds will be held.

This year’s case will be drafted by Alex Layton QC.

Besides the collective prizes for best team and best written submission, one member of the final winning team will be given the Best Speaker Award of the Moot. The Moot’s partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, has invited the next recipient of that award for an internship in its Paris office.

See here for more information.