International Mediation Writing Competition 2024 in Vietnam

International Mediation Writing Competition 2024

The Weinstein International Foundation based in the United States, in collaboration with the Vietnam Institute of International Arbitration, the University of Law – Hue University and the Vietnam International Commercial Mediation Center, is pleased to announce that the International Mediation Writing Competition will be held for the first time in Vietnam in this Fall 2024 and coordinated by Ms. Do Thanh Thuy (email: thuy.do@vietnamadr.com), a member of the Weinstein International Foundation, with the following information:

PARTICIPANTS

The competition is open to all full-time enrolled law students who are not yet qualified, practicing lawyers, from law schools located in Vietnam, with the highest level of undergraduate, have no age limitation.

OBJECTIVES AND HOW TO PARTICIPATE

The competition is intended to increase student interest in mediation, enhance the skill level of advocates in the mediation process and to raise the level of quality for the written memoranda (“Memo”) submitted prior to mediation.

Law students are invited to write a mediation memorandum on behalf of a client who is preparing to participate in the mediation of a litigated dispute.

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STRUCTURE

1.The memo needs to meet the following criteria:

a. Write in English

b. The length must not exceed 2,500 words (including appendices, notes, reference lists, tables, etc.), and should include: (i) an Open Section minimum 1,500 words intended to share with the other party as well as with the mediator; and (ii) a Closed Section maximum 1,000 words to be kept confidential between their side and the mediator.

c. Word Text Format

d. Use the Times New Roman font and the minimum font size is 12.

The spacing between the lines is “double”

2.The memo must be made by the author and has not been previously released in any form.

3.Each student is only allowed to participate once

4.Each memo, when submitted, must contain the following information:

a. Name

b. Email

c. Telephone number

d. Universities, majors, year of study

5. Email includes 2 files, 01 Memo file and 01 cover file which has full personal information of author. The entry will be given a unique identifier, and the cover will be removed before being submitted to the judges.

6.The memo must not contain any information that can identify the author.

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION

Deadline for registration is 23:59 on September 20, 2024.

The link to register is as below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NXlKUXhIqmNHwkrgCU81TTfNCIrXsD75ttwGiOy5t14/edit

All memos need to be sent to email: admin@viarb.vn

Deadline for submission is 23:59 on October 31, 2024.

Sponsored by ANT Lawyers and VEMC

Co-organizers

JUGDES

Names and titles of Judges:

Prof. Dr. Tran Van Nam – past Dean of the Faculty of Law, National Economics University, VIAC Arbitrator, VMC Mediator

Dr. Nguyen Minh Hang: past Dean of the Faculty of Law – Foreign Trade University; Founder, General Secretary of the Vietnam International Commercial Mediation Center (VICMC), VIAC Arbitrator.

Dr. Le Nguyen Gia Thien – Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Economics and Law – Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City, Arbitrator, Mediator, Vice Chairman of the Scientific and Training Council of the Southern Trade Arbitration Center (STAC). 

Mr. Nguyen Trung Nam: Founder, lecturer of VIArb, VIAC Arbitrator, Senior Partner of Dentons Luat Viet, Deputy Director of Vietnam Mediation Center (VMC)

Ms. Pham Thi Thanh Huyen – Senior Expert in Finance, International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group (WBG)

Ms. Do Thanh Thuy: Legal Director of TH Group – Mediator of Vietnam Effective Mediation Center (VEMC).

PRIZES

First Prize: The best paper will be awarded a cash prize of 25,000,000 VND.

Second Prize: 10,000,000 VND

02 Third Prizes: 5,000,000 VND

OTHER BENEFITS

Participants will be able to join the Webinars conducted by international mediation experts of Weinstein International Foundation and Vietnam, and to gain knowledge and skills to be future mediation lawyers in Vietnam.

Participants will be connected to a global student network within the framework of this competition organized by Weinstein International Foundation, opening up many opportunities for global learning exchanges in the future.

CRITERIA

The memo is graded based on the following 09 criteria:

1. Summary of Facts
2. Use of Law
3. Persuasiveness
4. Invitation to Negotiate
5. Negotiation History
6. Assessment of Obstacles
7. Proposes Mediator Strategies
8. Breakdown between Open and Closed
9. Quality of Writing

The results will be announced on December 8, 2024 and the global awards will be conducted on December 12, 2024

(From the organizers of the International Mediation Writing Competition, https://www.viarb.com/imwc)

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