030205 MC ICC International Commercial Mediation Moot Court (2024W)

The International Chamber of Commerce( ICC) [1], founded in 1919, is the world’s largest business organization as well as the world’s leading arbitration institution. Each year it organizes the ICC International Commercial Mediation ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition[2], the world’s largest moot-court exclusively devoted to international commercial mediation. For multiple days (February 2025) student teams representing numerous universities will gather to complete various mock mediation sessions with the objective to resolve international business disputes through mediation, pursuant to the ICC Mediation Rules[3]. On the sidelines of around 150 mock mediation sessions, training programs and numerous social events will take place.

The Bucerius Mediation Competition[4] by BODENHEIMER is an international mediation competition organized by students of Bucerius Law School every year since 2015 and is steadily increasing in the number of participating teams and professionals. The competition is open to students from all around the world. The mediation sessions are facilitated and judged by dispute resolution professionals and people well-versed in mediation competition formats. In addition, the event provides an excellent opportunity to meet and network with dispute resolution professionals and students from all over the world.

The University of Vienna will send a team of 2–4 students (Negotiators) to participate in this year’s Mediation Competitions. The Negotiators will take on the roles of Client and Counsel, negotiating a business mediation case. Participants will be selected based on their academic achievements, motivation letter, proficiency in the teaching language, prior mediation experience and performance in the hearing. Erasmus students are welcome to apply. Preference will be given to participants of the Mediation Elective (Wahlfachkorb). Participation in the actual competitions in Hamburg and Paris will depend on the level of preparation, performance and commitment demonstrated during the course. Additionally to the Negotiators, a 5th and 6th student may be accepted into the course to act as training mediator for the team (Mediator). These students will receive full credits for the course but will not participate in the competitions in person. Prior to the competitions, additional training sessions may be scheduled based on the teams’s availability.

[1] https://iccwbo.org/about-us/who-we-are/
[2] https://iccwbo.org/dispute-resolution-services/professional-development/international-commercial-mediation-competition/
[3] https://iccwbo.org/publication/arbitration-rules-and-mediation-rules/
[4] https://www.law-school.de/international/bucerius-mediation-competition-by-bodenheimer

Prerequisites for Application:
• High proficiency in English (competition level)

Additionally, students are expected to have completed at least two of the following additional classes of the Mediation Elective (Wahlfachkorb) by the end of this WS 2024/25 (parallel completion with this course is therefore possible):
• Mediation for Lawyers
• Introduction to Negotiation
• International business mediation
• Wirtschaftsmediation