The Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition (INC) is Japan’s peak international mooting competition, attracting up to 30 of Japan’s top law schools, as well competing teams from Australia, Hong Kong, Korea, Mongolia, Singapore and Thailand.
Australia has been an invited participant from the competition’s beginning. We compete as a national team drawn from diverse universities: Team Australia.
The competition uses an complex international commercial transaction that is addressed in two parts:
dispute resolution through an arbitration moot, using the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts (Round A), and
creation of a cross-border joint venture through negotiation and resolution of some areas of disagreement (Round B).
Both parts of the competition are based on written submissions and an oral argument.
Teams compete over 2 days, in both Round A and Round B in either an English language or a Japanese language division. Team Australia usually competes in both the English and Japanese language divisions.
Every team member has a speaking role in this competition and must participate in Round A and Round B.
Team members gain experience in international commercial law and cross-cultural negotiation skills. Experience in negotiation or mooting (especially in contract) is advantageous, but not essential.
