Price Media Law Moot Court Competition

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Price Media Law Moot Court Competition
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Established2007
Venue Oxford University
Subject matter International human rights
ClassGrand Slam [1] [2] [3]
Record participation121 teams (2014)
QualificationNational/regional rounds
Most championships Singapore Management University School of Law (4; 1 online)
Website www.law.ox.ac.uk/centres-institutes/bonavero-institute-human-rights/monroe-e-price-media-law-moot-court-competition
The judges for the 2016 international championship final with European Court of Human Rights judge Bostjan Zupancic presiding; judges in the final typically include lawyers working with the likes of Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. 1 price media law moot 2016.jpg
The judges for the 2016 international championship final with European Court of Human Rights judge Boštjan Zupančič presiding; judges in the final typically include lawyers working with the likes of Google, Facebook, and Microsoft.

The Price Media Law Moot Court Competition or Price Moot in short, is an annual international moot court competition. Described as a competition "for raising the profile of freedom of expression by bringing informed and effective debate and discussion on significant issues of information flows and technology to many parts of the world", [4] the Price Moot focuses on international media law and related human rights such as freedom of expression, freedom of religion, freedom of association, and various facets of privacy. [5] The main sources of law engaged include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, and the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights. Recurring topics include online hate speech and the responsibility of internet intermediaries. With more than a hundred teams taking part annually, the Price Moot is the world's largest competition in its field and is considered one of the grand slam or major moots. [6] [7]

The moot was created and organised by the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford, and is named after the programme's founding director, Monroe E. Price, a professor specialising in communications law. In 2017, the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights took over as the organiser. The international rounds of the competition are held at the University of Oxford; a series of events is typically organised leading up to these rounds, such as seminars on human rights and masterclasses on advocacy. National and regional rounds were introduced in 2010 and have since taken place in Afghanistan, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, China, Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Middle East, South Asia, Northern Europe, Northeast Europe, and Southeast Europe. In 2019, regional rounds were made mandatory for all teams, with no possibility of direct qualification for Oxford. In 2022, the Southeast Europe and Northeast Europe rounds were merged into the Central Eastern Europe rounds, and in 2023, all European rounds were merged.

As of the tenth edition of the moot (2017), 130 universities from 52 countries have taken part in the competition. [8] [9] Singapore Management University, which made its debut in 2010, has the best track record in the moot, having reached the finals on seven occasions (winning the 2010, 2016, 2017, and 2020 editions), won Best Memorials four times (2010, 2016, 2018, and 2023), won Best Finals Oralist thrice (2017, 2018, and 2020), and won Best Oralist twice (2017 and 2022). In addition, Singapore Management University was the first champion school to have won both Best Finals Oralist and Best Oralist in the same year (2017).

Each university may send a team comprising up to six members. Regional round procedures may vary, but in Oxford, each team will compete in between three and four preliminary rounds. The top 16 teams advance to the knockout rounds based on power seeding, and the final two teams compete in the international championship round following the octo-finals, quarter-finals, and semi-finals. In every round, each team has 45 minutes (rebuttals inclusive) to plead a case. Each team also has to prepare a set of written submissions for applicant and respondent before the oral phase of the competition begins; the scores for the written submissions count toward qualification up till a certain point. In 2020, travel restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic meant that a modified version of the moot was conducted online for the 2020 edition's international rounds; the regional rounds were completed per usual. For the 2021 and 2022 editions, with most travel restrictions still in place, all rounds remained online (with modifications to the format as well), but for the 2023 edition, various rounds reverted to the in-person format. The international rounds reverted to the in-person format in 2024.

Competition records

YearTotal number of teamsNumber of teams at international roundsChampion (win number)Runner-up (win number)Semi-finalistsQuarter-finalistsBest OralistBest Finals Oralist (win number)Best Memorials (win number)Regional champions
2008 [10] [11] 88 International Islamic University Malaysia (1) Tbilisi State University (1)NA* International Islamic University Malaysia
* International Islamic University Malaysia
* University of Zimbabwe
NA1st: International Islamic University Malaysia (1)NA
2009 [12] 1313 Cardozo School of Law (1) BPP Law School (1)* International Islamic University Malaysia
* Tbilisi State University
* Cardozo School of Law
* BPP School of Law
* Tbilisi State University
NA* 1st: BPP Law School (1)
* 2nd: Communication University of China
NA
2010 [13] [14] [15] 2525 Singapore Management University (1)Cardozo School of Law (1)* University of Bucharest
* Hidayatullah National Law University
* International Islamic University Malaysia
* Leiden University
* National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
* The School of Excellence in Law, Chennai
* International Islamic University Malaysia
* University College London
NA* 1st: Singapore Management University (1)
* 2nd: University of Bucharest
NA
2011 [16] [17] 2828 Belgrade Law School (1)Cardozo School of Law (2)* University of Pennsylvania
* National Law School of India University
* National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
* National University of Singapore
* Kaplan Law School
* National University of Juridical Sciences
* National Law School of India University
* National Law School of India University
* University of Pennsylvania
NA* 1st: Belgrade Law School (1)
* 2nd: Korea University
NA
2012 [18] [19] 7033 Nalsar University of Law (1) University of Technology Sydney (1)* Valparaiso University
* National Law University, Delhi
* Singapore Management University
* National Law School of India University
* Moi University
* National University of Juridical Sciences
* Kaplan Law School
* Singapore Management University
University of Technology Sydney (1)* 1st: National Law School of India University (1)
* 2nd: Valparaiso University
NA
2013 [20] [21] 11540National Law University, Delhi (1) Regent University (1)* Singapore Management University
* Southwestern Law School
* Brooklyn Law School
* Hugh Wooding Law School
* Universidade de São Paulo
* National Law School of India University
* University of Oxford
* National Law University, Delhi
* National Law University, Delhi
* Singapore Management University
* Brooklyn Law School
National Law University, Delhi (1)* 1st: University of Nis (1)
* 2nd: Southwestern Law School
* 3rd: University of Technology Sydney
NA
2014 [22] [23] [24] 12135 Jindal Global Law School (1)University of Oxford (1)* Brooklyn Law School
* Queen Mary University
* China University of Political Science and Law
* Hugh Wooding Law School
* Singapore Management University
* University of Technology Sydney
* University of Technology Sydney
* Hugh Wooding Law School
* National University of Juridical Sciences
* University of Nis
* University of São Paulo
University of Oxford (1)* 1st: University of Zagreb (1)
* 2nd: University of Nairobi
NA
2015 [25] [26] [27] [28] 9239 University of the Philippines (1)Singapore Management University (1)* Florida International University
* National Law University, Jodhpur
* Ghent University
* New York University
* Regent University
* University of São Paulo
* Brooklyn Law School
* Regent University
* Brooklyn Law School
* University of the Philippines
* Singapore Management University
University of the Philippines (1)* 1st: Regent University (1)
* 2nd: Brooklyn Law School
* 3rd: National Law University, Jodhpur
NA
2016 [29] [30] [31] 9340Singapore Management University (2)Jindal Global Law School (1)* National Law Institute University
* University of Technology Sydney
* National University of Singapore
* Osgoode Hall Law School
* University of Melbourne
* University of Oxford
* University of Zagreb
* Jindal Global Law School
Jindal Global Law School (1)* 1st: Singapore Management University (2)
* 2nd: Regent University
NA
2017 [32] [33] 9244Singapore Management University (3)University of Oxford (2)* University of the Philippines
* University of San Carlos
* Lyceum of the Philippines University
* National Law School of India University
* National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
* University of Technology Sydney
* Singapore Management University
* University of San Carlos
* Singapore Management University
Singapore Management University (1)* 1st: Brooklyn Law School (1)
* 2nd: Vilnius University
NA
2018 [34] [35] 9243University of San Carlos (1)Singapore Management University (2)* National Law University, Delhi
* Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
* Brooklyn Law School
* Osgoode Hall Law School
* University of Malaya
* University of Oxford
* National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
* University of San Carlos
* Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
* Singapore Management University
* Singapore Management University
Singapore Management University (2)* 1st: Singapore Management University (3) and National Law University, Delhi (1)
* 2nd: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
NA
2019 [36] [37] 9635University of the Philippines (2)National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (1)* Osgoode Hall Law School
* Singapore Management University
* Gujarat National Law University
* Lyceum of the Philippines University
* University of Malaya
* University of Oxford
* University of the Philippines
* Gujarat National Law University
* University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines (2)* 1st: University of Malaya (1)
* 2nd: National University of Singapore
NA
2020 (online for international rounds) [38] [39] 11243Singapore Management University (4)University of Oxford (3)* China University of Political Science and Law
* University of Malaya
* National University of Singapore
* Eötvös Loránd University
* National Law School of India University
* University of Luxembourg
University of the PhilippinesSingapore Management University (3)* 1st: University of Oxford (1)
* 2nd: University of Malaya
* Asia-Pacific: Singapore Management University
* South Asia: National Law School of India University
* Americas: Universidade de São Paulo
* Northeast Europe: Belarusian State University
* Southeast Europe: Eötvös Loránd University
* Northern Europe: University of Oxford
* Africa: NA
* Middle East: NA
2021 (online for all rounds) [40] 10030National Law School of India University (1) City, University of London (1)* Symbiosis Law School, Pune
* University of Malaya
NA* University of Bucharest
* Law Society of Ireland
City, University of London (1)* 1st: University of Malaya (2)
* 2nd: Symbiosis Law School, Pune
* Asia-Pacific: Singapore Management University
* South Asia: Symbiosis Law School, Pune
* Americas: University of Pennsylvania
* Northeast Europe: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
* Southeast Europe: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
* Northern Europe: Law Society of Ireland
* Africa: University of Pretoria
* Middle East: Birzeit University
2022 (online for all rounds)8027Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (1)NALSAR University of Law (1)* Singapore Management University
* University of Pretoria
* Singapore Management UniversityRajiv Gandhi National University of Law (1)University of the Philippines* Asia-Pacific: University of Malaya
* South Asia: Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law
* Americas: Northwestern University
* Northeast Europe: National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
* Southeast Europe: University of Sarajevo
* Northern Europe: Law Society of Ireland
* Africa: University of Pretoria
* Middle East: The British University in Egypt
2023 (online for international rounds) [41] 8535University of the Philippines (3)City, University of London (2)* Peking University School of Transnational Law
* University of International Business and Economics
NA* Osgoode Hall Law School* City, University of London (2)
* University of the Philippines (3)
* Asia Pacific: Singapore Management University
* Central Eastern Europe: University of Ljubljana
* Northern Europe: University of Oxford
* South Asia: NALSAR University
* Americas: Osgoode Hall Law School
20249833 University of Chicago (1)Singapore Management University (3)* National Law University, Jodhpur
* Jindal Global Law School
* University of the Philippines
* Osgoode Hall Law School
* University of the PhilippinesUniversity of Chicago (1)* Asia Pacific: Singapore Management University
* South Asia: National Law University, Jodhpur
* Americas: University of Chicago
* Europe: University of Cambridge
* Africa: Moi University
* Middle East: The British University in Egypt

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