WTO/FTA Moot


The WTO-FTA Moot or Asian WTO Moot is an annual international moot court competition that began in 2010. Hosted in Seoul, the competition is sponsored by the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Energy, and Trade and the Korean Society of International Economic Law. Judges in the competition include members of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization. Teams have to go through two preliminary rounds before the top eight teams by score advance to the first round of knockouts. The competition mainly comprises Korean teams, but since 2015 foreign schools have been invited to participate every year.

Competition records

YearTotal number of teamsNumber of teams at international roundsChampionRunner-upSemi-finalistsQuarter-finalistsBest Oralist in FinalBest Oralist in Semi-Final
2018NANANANANANANANA
20173516Seoul National UniversityThammasat University* Chinese University of Hong Kong
* National University of Singapore
Thammasat UniversityNational University of Singapore
20152216Singapore Management UniversityKorea University* Handong Global University
* National Taiwan University
Singapore Management UniversitySingapore Management University
2014NA
2013NAHandong Global University
2012NA
2011NA
2010NASeoul National University