The oral rounds of the 2022 China International Law of the Sea Moot Court Competition (2022 CHINA ILOSMCC) took place on November 11-12, 2022. Due to Covid-19, it was held entirely online. The successful completion of the oral rounds also brought an end to this year’s competition, the fifth edition of the CHINA ILOSMCC.

The Case

The Case for the 2022 CHINA ILOSMCC is entitled “Case Concerning Iron Fertilization in the Eleanor Sea (The Republic of Futuna v. The Kingdom of Ellis)”. It centers on legal issues relating to the establishment of the outer limit of the continental shelf, marine environmental protection, marine scientific research, and legal status of Unmanned ship. The Case was prepared by Asso. Professor Alexandre Pereira da Silva (CIBOS), Asso. Professor Xiaolu Lei (CIBOS), Professor Otto Spijkers and Professor Lingjie Kong (CIBOS), with the assistance of Ms. Zhiyan Li (Ph.D. candidate at CIBOS). Read the Case, Clarifications, and the General Rules.

Winners and awards

The winner of 2022 CHINA ILOSMC is China University of Political Science and Law.Runner-up is Shandong University, and Second Runners-up are Shanghai Jiaotong University and Ocean University of China. Read the Announcement on the Results of the 2022 CHINA ILOSMCC.

The following categoric awards were granted at the closing ceremony:

Best Applicant Memorial:

China University of Political Science and Law

Best Respondent Memorial:

China University of Political Science and Law

Best Coaches:

Bingyu Liu, China University of Political Science and Law

Haoran Sun, Shandong University

Jinpeng Wang, Ocean University of China

Guifang Xue, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Best oralists for the Applicant:

Muyun Fang, Wuhan University

Jiaqi Kong, Peking University School of Transnational Law

Tianyi Wang, Shandong University

Yuting Zhang, Peking University School of Transnational Law

Best oralists for the Respondent:

Siyi Han, China University of Political Science and Law

Hailun Wang, China University of Political Science and Law

Tianyi Wang, Shandong University

Xiangyu Wang, Hainan University

Judges

The judges for the 2022 CHINA ILOSMC are a group lovely law of the sea people.  Judges for the Grand Final were:

Zhiguo Gao (President)

HyunSoo Kim, Professor of Inha University

Yang Li, Executive Director of Institute for China-Europe Studies

Otto Spijkers, Professor

David. J. Devlaeminck, Chongqing University

For an overview of all the awesome Judges, see Judges of the 2022 China International Law of the Sea Moot Court Competition

Special thanks

Our special thanks goes to all the brilliant volunteers, particularly:

Kai Yin, postgraduate student of the Research Center of Chinese Traditional Culture

Shuo Zhao, postgraduate student of the School of Law

Xin Bing, undergraduate student of the School of Law

Siyu Bian, undergraduate student of the School of Foreign Languages and Literature

Qian Han, Ph.D. Candidate at CIBOS

Tingkai Jia, Ph.D. Candidate at CIBOS

Organizing Committee

Alexandre Pereira da Silva, Associate Professor of International Law at CIBOS, Wuhan University

Xiaolu Lei, Associate Professor of International Law at CIBOS, Wuhan University

Lingjie Kong, Professor of International Law and Associate Dean at CIBOS, Wuhan University

Contact person and Chief for Executive Operation

Youheng Mo, Ph.D. Candidate at CIBOS, Wuhan University

Contact

Mr. Kai Yin: losmcc@163.com