Eighteenth International Roman Law Moot Court Competition

The International Roman Law Moot Court Competition is a collaboration between the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, the Universität Wien, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, the Université de Liège, the Universität Trier and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.

The libellus (the problem) for the Moot is typically set during the reign of the Emperor Justinian the Great (AD 527–565). The Moot comprises a group stage, in which each team moots three times on behalf of the claimant(s) and three times on behalf of the defendant(s). The advanced rounds comprise two Semi-finals, a Small Final (between the runners-up in the Semi-finals) and a Grand Final. Three judges preside at moots in all rounds except the Grand Final, where a bench of five judges sits. Past judges include Professor Melchior Wathelet (First Advocate-General at, and former Judge of, the ECJ) and Dr Johannes Schnizer (Judge of the Constitutional Court of Austria).

Registration is closed, but academics and students may join as observers for the Small and Grand Final, planned for Friday 11 April, 2025 from 09:15 to 12:30. Please contact Professor Wolfgang Ernst to register your interest. 

For more information on the International Roman Law Moot, including the Rules and libellus for the 2025 competition, please visit the IRLM website.