The Maldives International Arbitration Centre (MIAC) is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the first National Moot for the Law Schools of Maldives in July 2020 in collaboration with the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of U.S Department of Commerce.

The Moot will be conducted according to the Rules and Guidelines for the National Moot which can be accessed here.

The winning team from the Moot will be given the opportunity to represent Maldives in the Willem C. Vis East International Arbitration Moot (the Vis East Moot) 2021 which takes place in Hong Kong annually. The Vis East Moot held their first competition in 2002-2003. The goals of the Vis East Moot are the promotion and study of international commercial arbitration and the training of legal leaders in the methods of alternative disputes. This year, for the first time, a team from the Maldives National University was chosen to represent Maldives in Vis East Moot 2020.  

To apply please submit a completed application form which can be downloaded here.