Any law school, law faculty, or institution with a degree program in international law is eligible to participate in the Competition. Each school may only enter one team to compete, unless the Executive Office determines that extenuating circumstances justify the participation of multiple teams from a single school. Please see the Official Rules, which are released each November, for more detailed information regarding eligibility.

Students pursuing a law degree or a degree related to international law at an eligible school may compete on behalf of that school so long as they are enrolled at least part-time and have not engaged in the practice of law after graduating from another law degree program. Some students must also obtain the Organizing Committee written permission to participate if the Official Rules so require. Please review the Official Rules, which are released each October, for detailed information regarding team member eligibility.

Generally, no. Each school may only enter one Sanctions Law Moot Court team in the Competition. In extenuating circumstances, a school or a tournament Administrator may petition the Organizing Committee to allow multiple teams from a single school to compete. For more information, please see the Official Rules, which are released each November.

Each Team may have a maximum of four (5) team members. A Team may choose to have less than four (5) team members, but must have at least three (4) team members to constitute a team. No more than four (5) individuals may contribute to the work product of the team over the course of the competition year. For more information, please see the Official Rules, which are released each November.

A team advisor is anyone who is responsible for organizing, advising, or training a Team, such as coaches and faculty advisors. Anyone may act as a team advisor, including professors, lawyers and graduate students. Team advisors are allowed to provide general advice and instruction, but they are prohibited from doing any work for the team such as drafting specific legal arguments. Teams are not required to have a team advisor, and as a general rule a team should not have more team advisors than necessary to adequately prepare them for fair competition. For more information, please see the Official Rules, which are released each November.

In general, the substitution of team members during the written phase is not permitted after 30 March 2025.  The organisers may grant exceptions in some limited instances.

If a team member drops out, but your team still has four or more members, your team will still be able to compete. Please inform the organisers and update your online account.

If your team has less than four members as a result of the drop-out, the organisers may grant an exception in some instances and allow the substitution of the team member. Please contact the organisers explaining the circumstances and providing the name of the new proposed team member.

In general, the substitution of team coaches during the written phase is not permitted after 30 March 2025. The substitution of team coaches is possible for the oral rounds until 2 April 2025. The organisers may grant exceptions in some limited instances.