In fact, the winners of the award for Best Oral Advocate have nearly always been Europeans. With respect to the written memoranda, Basel, Munster, Zagreb, Freiburg, Heidelberg, and Queensland consistently submit outstanding memoranda. In the Vis competition, the two members of each team sit at a U-shaped table with the three arbitrators. The style is more conversational and the presiding arbitrator may conduct the arbitration issue by issue rather than allowing each side to fully present all their arguments. There is no limit to the number of students on a team.
Some teams have only two while others have a dozen or more.
Two students represent each team in each arbitration. We will initially select six students for the team. Last year, three students withdrew for various reasons during the year so only three Loyola students actually competed in Vienna. The coaches will decide after the extensive practice schedule which members of the team will actually participate in arbitrations in Vienna and how often. While there can be no guarantee that all students will actually participate in arbitrations in Vienna, the coaches will endeavor to use all members of the team at least once.