The Laskin Moot
The Laskin Moot Court Competition, also known as The Laskin Moot, is an annual mooting competition in Canada. It is named after Bora Laskin, the fourteenth Chief Justice of Canada.[1]
Format
The Laskin Moot is unique in Canada as it was originally the only bilingual moot competition in the country, conducted in both of the official languages of English and French.[1] At least one participant of each team must moot in the other language from that used by the other members of the team. The subject of the moot is always in the area of administrative law.[1] The Laskin Moot attracts teams from most of the twenty-three law schools in Canada.[1] It is hosted each year by a different Canadian law school and is held typically in late February or early March.
Locations
The following is a list of law schools that have hosted the Laskin Moot since 1986.
| Year | Host school |
| 1986 | University of Toronto |
| 1987 | University of Toronto |
| 1988 | McGill University (Montreal) |
| 1989 | Université de Moncton |
| 1990 | University of Ottawa |
| 1991 | University of British Columbia (Vancouver) |
| 1992 | University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) |
| 1993 | Université Laval (Quebec City) |
| 1994 | Dalhousie University (Halifax) |
| 1995 | University of Toronto |
| 1996 | University of Alberta (Edmonton) |
| 1997 | University of Ottawa |
| 1998 | Université de Montréal |
| 1999 | Université de Moncton |
| 2000 | Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario) |
| 2001 | University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) |
| 2002 | Université Laval (Quebec City) |
| 2003 | Osgoode Hall (Toronto) |
| 2004 | University of British Columbia (Vancouver) |
| 2005 | Université de Sherbrooke |
| 2006 | Dalhousie University (Halifax) |
| 2007 | University of Ottawa |
| 2008 | University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) |
| 2009 | University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario) |
| 2010 | McGill University (Montreal) |
| 2011 | University of Ottawa |
| 2012 | Université de Moncton |
| 2013 | University of Alberta (Edmonton) |
| 2014 | University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) |
| 2015 | Université de Montréal |
| 2016 | University of British Columbia (Vancouver) |
| 2017 | University of Ottawa |
| 2018 | University of Toronto |
| 2019 | University of Manitoba (Winnipeg) |
| 2020 | Université Laval (Québec) |
| 2023 | Dalhousie University (Halifax) |
References
- Karl Schober (2012-02-20). "Laval named best team at Laskin moot". Canadian Lawyer. Retrieved 2012-08-13.