JESSUP

SMU has reached the world championship final of the world’s oldest and largest moot four times, winning most recently in 2025.

VIS EAST

SMU is the tournament leader with most championships in the world’s second largest arbitration moot.

International Criminal Court (ICC)

SMU is the tournament leader with the most championships in the world’s most prestigious moot on international criminal law.

LACHS

SMU made its debut in the world’s largest moot on space law in 2023, and won the world championship in 2024.

SMU has regularly reached the world championship final of the largest and most prestigious competitions in the world such as the Jessup in Washington DC; the Vis in Vienna and Hong Kong; the Price in Oxford; the International Criminal Court Moot in The Hague; and the Investment Arbitration Moot in Frankfurt, or the Lachs Space Moot.

Chen Siyuan

Professor of Law
Director of the Ian R. Taylor International Mooting Programme

Ian R Taylor International Moots Programme At A Glance

190+

Top-3 finishes in international moots since 2010

400+

Prizes and best memos since 2010

70+

Top-3 finishes in Grand Slam moots since 2010

4

Best track record in Grand Slam Moots

3

Times being the only university to ever defend Grand Slam title

8

World records for most wins in a season in 2025

11

World records for most finals in a season in 2025

500

Alumni coaches and judges​​