| Asia Cup Moot | |
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| Asia Cup Moot | |
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| Label1: | Established |
| Data1: | 1999 |
| Label2: | Venue |
| Label3: | Subject matter |
| Label4: | Class |
| Data4: | Regional[1] |
| Label5: | Record participation |
| Data5: | 40+ teams (2023) |
| Label6: | Qualification |
| Data6: | National rounds (memorials) |
| Label7: | Most championships |
| Data7: | National University of Singapore (7) |
| Label8: | Website |
| Data8: | http://asiacup.sakura.ne.jp/ |
The Asia Cup Moot, or Asia Cup in short, is an annual international moot court competition that is open to law schools in Asia. The competition inaugurated in 1999 and is held in Tokyo, Japan. It is jointly organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Japanese Society of International Law, and the moot problem typically contains issues pertaining to public international law, international humanitarian law, and international human rights.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The top 16 teams based on memorial scores qualify for the international rounds in Tokyo, but generally each country except Japan is only permitted to send one team.[7] Each team may feature up to four oralists. As of 2023, 61 different law schools have competed in Tokyo since the moot's inception.
For some schools, the moot (as is the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot) is seen as a rite of passage for Asian mooters before they go on to participate in the larger international moots, such as the Jessup Moot and Vis Moot. National University of Singapore is the most successful schools winning six championships. The Philippines and Singapore, with ten wins apiece, are the winningest countries. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 edition of the moot was cancelled, and the 2021 and 2022 editions held online.
| Year | Total number of teams | Champion (win number) | Runner-up (win number) | Top oralists (win number) | Top memorials (win number) | International debut |
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| 2024[8] | 30+ | National University of Singapore (7) | University of the Philippines (1) | Tashkent University (1) | ||
| 2023[9] [10] | 40+ | University of Dhaka (1) | National University of Management (1) |
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| 2022 (online)[11] | 30+ | Singapore Management University (5) | Sebelas Maret University (1) |
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| 2021 (online)[12] | 35 | Singapore Management University (4) | Parahyangan Catholic University (1) |
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| 2019 | University of the Philippines (5) | Russian State University of Justice (1) |
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| 2018 | 30+ | National University of Singapore (6) | University of Malaya (2) |
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| 2017[13] | 30+ | National University of Singapore (5) | Thammasat University (1) |
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| 2016[14] | 31 | National University of Singapore (4) | Ateneo Law School (2) |
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| 2015[15] | 31 | University of Malaya (1) | Singapore Management University (3) |
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| 2014[16] | 39 | Singapore Management University (3) | Universitas Padjadjaran (1) |
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| 2013[17] | 20 | Ateneo Law School (5) | Singapore Management University (2) |
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| 2012[18] [19] | 30+ | Ateneo Law School (4) | Singapore Management University (1) |
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| 2011 | 40 | Singapore Management University (2) | Ateneo Law School (1) |
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| 2010[20] | 20+ | Singapore Management University (1) | Universitas Pelita Harapan (1) |
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| 2009[21] [22] [23] | University of the Philippines (4) | Kathmandu Law School (1) |
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| 2008 | Ateneo Law School (3) | University of Hong Kong (1) |
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| 2007[24] | 19 | University of the Philippines (3) | Chulalongkorn University (1) |
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| 2006[25] [26] | 10 | University of Indonesia (1) | University of Malaya (1) |
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| 2005[27] | 9 | National University of Singapore (3) | University of Indonesia (2) |
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| 2004[28] | 12 | National University of Singapore (2) | University of Indonesia (1) | |||
| 2003 | 12 | University of the Philippines (2) | ||||
| 2002 | 9 | Ateneo Law School (2) | ||||
| 2001[29] [30] [31] | 12 | National University of Singapore (1) |
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| 2000 | 9 | University of the Philippines (1) |
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| 1999 | 6 | Ateneo Law School (1) |
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