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Competitions

Bond University students have garnered international acclaim for their consistent success in national and international mooting and similar competitions.

2008 High School Mooting Competition

Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot

The Phillip C Jessup International Law Moot is recognised as the world’s most important advocacy contest. It was first held in the United States in 1959 and opened up to students from Australia in 1976. In 1999, 2001 and 2006, Bond Law won the Australian round of the Jessup Moot Competition and went on to compete against 70 teams from 60 countries at the world finals in Washington DC. On two occasions, Bond reached the semi-finals to be ranked in the world’s top four law faculties. Bond has also won a prize for the world’s best memorials.

Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Mooting Competition

In 2002, the Bond team also took out top honours in the inaugural Sir Harry Gibbs Constitutional Law Mooting Competition.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO ) Mooting Competition

The World Trade Organisation (WTO ) Mooting Competition is hosted by the European Law Students Association, the WTO Mooting Competition focuses on the law of the WTO. In addition to the oral submissions made to the judges in a mock court room, teams must also present their case as written submissions (memorials). Bond represented Australia in Geneva in 2005.