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Wednesday, April 29

CILE’s 22nd Annual McLean Lecture in International Law & Reception: “The Genesis and Development of the Vis Moot: A Platform for Global Legal Education and the Rule of Law”
Time:
5:30 pm
Presenter:
Professor Eric Bergsten, Former Senior Legal Officer and Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
Location:
Teplitz Memorial Moot Courtroom, Barco Law Building
Announced by:
Asian Studies Center, European Studies Center and European Union Center of Excellence on behalf of
Contact Email:
aal37@pitt.edu

Professor Bergsten developed and for 20 years administered the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, which has been held annually for the past 22 years in Vienna, Austria. Nearly 300 law schools from approximately 70 countries participate in the Vis Moot each year. During his lecture, he will discuss the genesis of the Vis Moot and how it serves as a platform for legal education. Following his lecture, Ronald A. Brand, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg University Professor and director of Pitt Law’s Center for International Legal Education (CILE), will explain how Pitt Law and CILE have expanded the use of the Vis Moot platform to develop the international commercial law and arbitration curricula in nearly 20 countries. The program will end with a screening of the 2015 documentary film, Afghan Dreams, which follows four young Afghan women as they prepare for and participate in the Vis Moot – with CILE assistance -- as the first Afghan team. A reception will follow the event.