The competition, organised annually by the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA), in cooperation with the WTO, is designed to enhance students’ knowledge of international trade law and WTO dispute settlement procedures, with a view to enhancing capacity for meaningful engagement in multilateral trade in the long term. It has a global reach and its participants come from every continent.
This year, 10 universities from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda will gather to compete against each other, with the best three teams qualifying for the world finals, taking place at the WTO headquarters in Geneva in June 2016. The African Trade Policy Centre of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, as well as other local, regional and international donors, sponsor the participation of the teams in the African Regional Round.
The purpose of this initiative is to support the continuing participation of African universities in a student competition designed to enhance knowledge of international trade law and WTO dispute settlement procedures, with a view to enhancing capacity in Africa in the long term.
Through this competition, the participants will gain invaluable experience as a supplement to their university degree. By practicing and seeing how the WTO dispute mechanism works, they will have a great insight and advantage for later career purposes.
“Through the organisation of the African Regional Round, ELSA is fulfilling its social responsibility to students worldwide, providing them with lifetime chance to make their dreams about an international career come true,” says Ada Gawrysiak, VP for Moot Court Competitions, ELSA International.
For more information, go to http://emc2.elsa.org.
