The John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition

The competition is organised by the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) and is technically supported by the World Trade Organization.

The administrative planning of the Competition, the coordination of the Regional Rounds, and the organisation of the Final Oral Round is carried out by ELSA and the regional rounds of the competition are organized by selected hosts (universities, entities, firms)[6] The John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition is supported by multiple historical sponsors, in addition to the technical support of the World Trade Organization.

Van Bael & Bellis is the main sponsor of the John H. Jackson Moot Court Competition.

The teams taking part in the competition have then between four and five months to draft two written submissions of 35 pages maximum each, one for each side of the dispute (Complainant and Respondent).

All the teams that submitted a Written Submission will proceed to one of the 6 Regional Oral Rounds, depending on their location, from February to May of the second semester of the Edition.

Source:[9] Julián Becerra-Sánchez; Sara Lucía Dangón-Novoa Rodrigo Polanco Lazo Dr Lukasz Gruszczynski Prof. David A. Gantz; Dr. Laura Nielsen