The contest will be composed of 3 semi-finals and one final.
Semi-finals
- The semi-finals taking place in Barcelona, Lisbon, and Brussels present an exciting opportunity for teams to defend their written report.
- Participants will, ahead of the semi final, create a compelling written report addressing a relevant question in EU law with direct implications for everyday professional practice.
- Teams of up to four contestants from various EU Member States will be matched and introduced at least two months in advance through online communication.
Final
The two leading teams from each semi-final will participate in a final that lasts two and a half days. This event will take place at ERA’s premises in Trier and at the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg.
The final programme will include:
- a webinar offering basic knowledge on EU law
- a crash course on how to litigate before the Court of Justice
- a negotiation exercise
- a moot court at the General Court of the European Union, where the two winning teams from the negotiation exercise will compete in front of a jury made up of high-profile representatives from the legal professions and judges from the CJEU.