2013-01-29

On 16-17 February 2013, the preparatory stage in Willem C. Vis imitated procedure in international commercial arbitration will be held in Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi state University National Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution (NCADR). In the prepraratory stage are participating the following University groups: Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi Free University, Bone University (Germany), Bremen University (Germany), Marburg University (Germany), Odessa Law School (Ukraine). Up to 30 current Georgian and Foreigner practitioners are involved in the event. Preparatory stage goal is to give participants experience and improve their argumentation techniques with the attendance of Georgian and Foreign specialists, before they will participate in the real competition, which will be held in the end of March in Vienna.

This event is organized by Tbilisi State University NCADR in collaboration with Free University Commercial Law National Center. Moot Court is supported by four year Initiation ”Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project” (JILEP) financed by United States International Development Agency, which is directed to insure Judicial independence, Legal Education quality and commercial legal practice improvement. Event’s co-supporter is GIZ project “Law and Justice reform consultation in South Caucasus”.