Asia Cup Moot
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 International Law Students Exchange Council, and the moot problem typically contains issues pertaining to public international law, international humanitarian law, and international human rights. The top 10–12 scoring teams for the memorials qualify for the international rounds in Tokyo, but generally each country except Japan is only permitted to send one team. Each team may feature up to four oralists. As of 2020, 53 different law schools have competed in Tokyo since the moot's inception.
For some schools, the 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, with ten wins, is the winningest country. Since 2010, Singapore has dominated the moot, with NUS taking the last three championships, and Singapore Management University reaching the international finals six years in a row between 2010 and 2015—winning three—and having 12 of its oralists ranked in the top 5 for Best Oralist.
Competition records
| Year | Total number of teams | Champion | Runner-up | Top 5 oralists | Top 5 memorials | International debut |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2019 | University of the Philippines | Russian State University of Justice | * Chinese University of Hong Kong * Russian State University of Justice * BRAC University | |||
| 2018 | 30+ | National University of Singapore | University of Malaya | * National University of Mongolia * Tribhuvan University * University of Malakland * Yokohama City University * Yonsei University | ||
| 2017 | 30+ | National University of Singapore | Thammasat University | * 1st: National University of Singapore * 1st: National University of Singapore | * 1st: Universitas Padjadjaran * 2nd: University of St La Salle * 3rd: National University of Singapore | * Nalsar University of Law * Shanghai University of Finance and Economics * University of Karachi * University of St La Salle |
| 2016 | 31 | National University of Singapore | Ateneo Law School | * 1st: National University of Singapore * 2nd: Ateneo Law School * 3rd: Ateneo Law School | * 1st: National University of Singapore * 2nd: University of Malaya * 3rd: Kyoto University | * Nepal Law Campus |
| 2015 | 31 | University of Malaya | Singapore Management University | * 1st: Singapore Management University * 2nd: Singapore Management University * 2nd: Waseda University | * 1st: Parahyangan Catholic University * 2nd: Kyoto University * 3rd: Waseda University | * De La Salle University * Ho Chi Minh City University of Law * University of Jaffna |
| 2014 | 39 | Singapore Management University | Universitas Padjadjaran | * 1st: Singapore Management University * 2nd: Ateneo Law School * 3rd: Singapore Management University * 4th: Ateneo Law School * 5th: Singapore Management University | * 1st: Thammasat University * 2nd: Waseda University * 3rd: Universitas Padjadjaran | NA |
| 2013 | 20 | Ateneo Law School | Singapore Management University | * 1st: Singapore Management University * 2nd: Universitas Padjadjaran * 3rd: Singapore Management University * 4th: Singapore Management University * 4th: Singapore Management University | * 1st: Kyoto University * 2nd: Universitas Padjadjaran * 3rd: Waseda University * 3rd: * 5th: Singapore Management University | * Handong Global University * Advance Tertiary College |
| 2012 | 30+ | Ateneo Law School | Singapore Management University | * 1st: Ateneo Law School * 2nd: Peking University * 3rd: Peking University * 4th: Ateneo Law School * 5th: Singapore Management University | * 1st: Ateneo Law School * 2nd: Waseda University * 3rd: Universitas Gadjah Mada * 4th: Sophia University * 5th: Chulalongkorn University * 5th: Singapore Management University * 5th: Peking University | * Soongsil University * Peking University |
| 2011 | 40 | Singapore Management University | Ateneo Law School | * 1st: Ateneo Law School * 2nd: Waseda University * 3rd: Singapore Management University * 4th: Universitas Pelita Harapan * 4th: Universitas Pelita Harapan * 4th: University of Hong Kong * 4th: Ateneo Law School | * 1st: Kyoto University * 2nd: Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin * 3rd: Waseda University * 4th: Ateneo Law School * 5th: Singapore Management University * 5th: Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam * 5th: Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia | * Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin * Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia |
| 2010 | 20+ | Singapore Management University | Universitas Pelita Harapan | * 1st: University of the Philippines * 2nd: Universitas Pelita Harapan * 3rd: Singapore Management University * 3rd: Singapore Management University * 5th: Universitas Pelita Harapan | * 1st: University of the Philippines * 2nd: Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam * 3rd: Singapore Management University * 3rd: Universitas Pelita Harapan * 5th: Renmin University | * Singapore Management University * Universiti Utara Malaysia * Renmin University |
| 2009 | University of the Philippines | Kathmandu Law School | * 1st: University of the Philippines * 2nd: Kathmandu Law School * 3rd: University of the Philippines * 4th: National University of Singapore * 4th: National University of Singapore | * 1st: University of the Philippines * 2nd: Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam * 3rd: Universitas Padjadjaran * 4th: Parahyangan Catholic University * 5th: Thammasat University | * Kathmandu Law School * Universitas Padjadjaran | |
| 2008 | Ateneo Law School | University of Hong Kong | * 1st: Thammasat University * 2nd: Universitas Pelita Harapan * 3rd: Thammasat University * 4th: Ateneo Law School * 4th: National University of Singapore * 4th: University of Hong Kong | * 1st: University of Hong Kong * 2nd: Ateneo Law School * 3rd: Thammasat University * 4th: Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam * 5th: University of Indonesia | * Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam * Lahore University * Thammasat University | |
| 2007 | 19 | University of the Philippines | Chulalongkorn University | * 1st: National University of Singapore * 2nd: Chulalongkorn University * 3rd: National University of Singapore * 4th: University of Dhaka * 5th: University of Indonesia | * 1st: Chulalongkorn University * 2nd: University of Indonesia * 3rd: Universitas Pelita Harapan * 4th: University of Philippines * 5th: University of Dhaka | * University of Dhaka * Universitas Pelita Harapan * Aoyama Gakuin University * Sophia University * Far Eastern University Institute of Law * Institute for International Relations |
| 2006 | 10 | University of Indonesia | University of Malaya | * 1st: University of Hong Kong * 2nd: University of Indonesia * 3rd: Ateneo Law School * 3rd: University of Hong Kong * 5th: National University of Singapore | * 1st: National University of Singapore * 2nd: Ateneo Law School * 3rd: University of Indonesia * 4th: University of Hong Kong * 5th: Waseda University | * University of Hong Kong |
| 2005 | 9 | National University of Singapore | University of Indonesia | * 1st: University of Indonesia * 2nd: National University of Singapore | * University of Osaka | |
| 2004 | 12 | National University of Singapore | University of Indonesia | |||
| 2003 | 12 | University of the Philippines | ||||
| 2002 | 9 | Ateneo Law School | * Tohoku University | |||
| 2001 | 12 | National University of Singapore | * National University of Singapore * Chulalongkorn University * Parahyangan Catholic University | |||
| 2000 | 9 | University of the Philippines | * Kyoto University * University of Philippines * Tsinghua University * Waseda University | |||
| 1999 | 6 | Ateneo Law School | * Ateneo Law School * University of Indonesia * Institute of International Relations * National University of Laos * University of Malaya * University of Tokyo |