Baker McKenzie State Party Negotiations
Following its successful introduction in 2018, the Competitions Portfolio will be running its newest competition again in 2025: The Baker McKenzie State Party Negotiation competition. This competition was introduced to complement the other competitions run within the portfolio. In particular, it aims to add an international perspective to negotiation, and to further explore some international law issues that are not covered in the International Humanitarian Law Moot.
This Competition is a fantastic opportunity for students to grapple with an area of international law that they may not have necessarily studied at MLS. That being said, no prior knowledge is expected or required to participate!
Competition Details
Teams compete in pairs in two preliminary rounds, against four other pairs. The highest-scoring teams will progress to the Grand Final.
Time commitment: State Party Negotiations requires roughly 2-3 hours each round for research and completion of the written submission.
Team size: 2 members
Number of rounds: 3
Semester 2 Schedule: Mondays and Tuesdays (apart from Wednesday 13/08)
Week 3: 11/08 and 13/08
Week 5: 25/08 and 26/08
Week 7: 11/09 (Thursday) | Grand-Final
Attire: Business
Delivery: All internal competitions in 2025 will follow an in-person format.
If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact Rona Sang and Rachel Lee at statepartynegotiation@mulss.com.
Key Documents
2024 Competitors’ Guidebook - Click here to access
2024 Judges’ Guidebook - Click here to access
2024 Scoresheet - Click here to access
2024 Training Workshop Recording - Click here to access
Congratulations to our 2024 Winners and thank you!
A huge congratulations to our 2024 winners: Nandiinii Siingh (Best Speaker) and Johnny Nguyen - on your outstanding achievement!
A heartfelt thank you to our 2024 Co-opts, Alan Martin and Matthew Blew, for your invaluable contributions throughout the year.
Thank you to all competitors for making this season exceptional!
Past winners
2024 – Nandiinii Siingh and Johnny Nguyen
2023 – Samuel Roussos and William Ryan
2022 – Nathan Savundra-Shepherd and Molly Xiao
2021 – Amber Meyer and Amtesh Waraich
2020 – Thenu Herath and Imogen Timms
2019 – Luke Amoddio & Tim Sheehan
2018 – Ilias Tsirogiannis and Ai Lin Ng