MONTPELLIER INTERNATIONAL FRENCH-SPEAKING ARBITRATION COMPETITION 2023
24th edition of CIAM – May 23 to 26, 2023, Faculty of Law and Political Science of Montpellier
The objective of the CIAM is to propose a staging of a contentious case in conditions close to reality, to present a reflection and arguments to an unknown opponent and to plead one's case before a jury constituted as an arbitral tribunal. The CIAM aims to prepare students for the particularities of business law arbitration procedures and to strengthen the links between students and specialists in French, foreign or international arbitration, whether the latter are academics, lawyers, arbitrators or students themselves. It is open to students from universities, schools and higher education establishments, established in France or abroad. The teams are made up of at least two and at most four students, at master 1 level (bac +4) or higher education. It is conducted in French.
The 24th edition was opened by Mr. Guylain Clamour, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Montpellier, Mr. Jean-Louis Respaud, Lecturer in Private Law HDR, Director of the Master 2 Private Economic Law and Mr. Jean du Parc, President of the Bar. This edition was chaired by Hugues Kenfack, President of the University of Toulouse Capitole, the organizing team was supervised by Mélanie Cescut (ATER LICeM) and Océane Magne (PhD student LICeM).
At the end of the tests, the LICeM team composed of Alexia Fernandez, Julie El Montassir, Jonas Devèze and Noé Dubout, students of the Master of Economic Law of Montpellier, directed by Malo Depincé and Jean-Louis Respaud , won the final and the Serge Lazareff Grand Prize of the 24th edition of the CIAM organized at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of Montpellier.
