| LAWASIA Moot | |
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| LAWASIA Moot | |
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| Label1: | Established |
| Data1: | 2005 |
| Label2: | Venue |
| Data2: | Varies |
| Label3: | Subject matter |
| Label4: | Class[1] |
| Data4: | Regional |
| Label5: | Record participation |
| Data5: | 40 teams (2011) |
| Label6: | Qualification |
| Data6: | National rounds |
| Label7: | Most championships |
| Data7: | Singapore Management University School of Law (5) |
| Label8: | Website |
| Data8: | http://lawasiamoot.org |
The LAWASIA International Moot Competition ("LAWASIA Moot") is an annual international moot court competition that is organised by LAWASIA, an international organisation mainly comprising bar associations, lawyers, judges, and academics. The moot problem ranges from international human rights to international commercial arbitration, and the venue of the competition rotates between LAWASIA member states as it is usually held in conjunction with the annual LAWASIA Conference. Up to 40 law schools from around the world take part in the moot each year, with Malaysia and India being the only jurisdictions thus far to conduct national rounds. In the international rounds, teams would compete in up to ten rounds if they reach the championship final, which is usually judged by notable judges and practitioners.
The first edition of the moot was in 2005 and took place in Gold Coast, Australia. No moot took place in 2006 but the competition resumed in 2007 without any break in editions thereafter, before the 2019 riots in Hong Kong saw the withdrawal of many teams from the 14th edition. For the 2020 edition, while originally designated to be held in Mongolia, the international rounds were held online via Zoom due to travel restrictions brought about by Covid-19. The 2021 competition retained the online format due to continued travel restrictions.
Singapore Management University, which made its debut in 2009 and missed the 2010 and 2019 editions, has the best track record in this competition with five championships, five runners-up titles, five Best Oralist titles, and four Best Memorials titles. It also holds the record for the most number of final appearances (ten) and consecutive championship final appearances (five). Malaysia, with seven championships, is the winningest country.
| Year | Venue | Total number of teams | Champion (win number) | Runner-up (win number) | Best Oralist (win number) | Best Memorials (win number) | Spirit of LAWASIA (win number) | Best Endeavour (win number) | International debut | |
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| 2005 | 7 | University of Hong Kong (1) | University of Western Australia (1) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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| 2006 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 2007 | Hong Kong | 11 | University of Hong Kong (2) | Taylor's University (1) | University of Hong Kong (1) | NA | NA | NA |
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| 2008 | Kuala Lumpur | 9 | University of Hong Kong (3) | University of the Philippines (1) | University of the Philippines (1) | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1) | University of the Philippines (1) | National Law School of India University (1) |
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| 2009[2] | 30 | Advance Teritiary College (1) | Singapore Management University (1) | University of Queensland (1) | Advance Tertiary College (1) | Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (1) | Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (1) |
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| 2010[3] | 26 | National Law University, Delhi (1) | Advance Tertiary College (1) | Advance Tertiary College of Malaysia (1) | BPP Law School (1) | Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (2) | Kathmandu Law School (1) |
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| 2011[4] | 40 | Advance Tertiary College of Malaysia (2) | Singapore Management University (2) | Advance Tertiary College of Malaysia (2) | Chinese University of Hong Kong (1) | Pusan National University (1) | Kobe University (1) |
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| 2012[5] [6] | 37 | Chinese University of Hong Kong (1) | Singapore Management University (3) | Loyola Law School (1) | Chinese University of Hong Kong (2)/Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2) | Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (3) | Tsinghua University (1) | NA | ||
| 2013[7] | 23 | Singapore Management University (1) | Taylor's University (2) | Singapore Management University (1) | Loyola Law School (1) | Singapore Management University (1) | Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (2) | NA | ||
| 2014[8] | 33 | Singapore Management University (2) | Chinese University of Hong Kong (1) | Singapore Management University (2) | INTI International University (1) | Monash University (1) | Hidayatullah National Law University (1) |
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| 2015 | 37 | Advance Tertiary College of Malaysia (3) | Singapore Management University (3) | Advance Tertiary College of Malaysia (2) | Universiti Teknologi MARA (1) | Kyoto University (1) |
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| 2016 | 28 | Singapore Management University (3) | National University of Juridical Sciences (1) | Chulalongkorn University (1) | Singapore Management University (1) | Horizon Campus (1) | Chulalongkorn University (1) |
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| 2017[9] [10] | 37 | Singapore Management University (4) | Universiti Teknologi MARA (1) | Universiti Teknologi MARA (1) | Singapore Management University (2) | Sophia University (1) | Kobe University (2) |
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| 2018 | 31 | University of Malaya (1) | National University of Singapore (1) | National University of Singapore (1) | Universiti Teknologi MARA (1) | University of Kent (1) | Kobe University (3) | NA | ||
| 2019[11] | 9 | University of Malaya (2) | National University of Singapore (2) | Advance Tertiary College of Malaysia (3) | Singapore Management University (3) | National University of Singapore (1) | CTBC Business School (1) |
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| 2020[12] | Mongolia (online) | 17 | Singapore Management University (5) | National University of Singapore (3) | Singapore Management University (4) | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| 2021 | Kuala Lumpur (online) | 15 | National University of Singapore (1) | University of Malaya (1) | National University of Singapore (2) | NA | NA | NA | ||
| 2022 | Sydney | 22 | University of Malaya (3) | Singapore Management University (4) | University of Malaya (1) | NA | NA | NA | ||
| 2023 | 20 | University of Malaya (4) | Singapore Management University (5) | Singapore Management University (5) | Singapore Management University (4) | Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (1) | National University of Management (1) |
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| 2024 | Kuala Lumpur | 16 + INR 12+ |