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1. NUJS
2. NALSAR
3. NLUJ
4. NLUD
5. GNLU
### 1. National Law School of India University (NLSIU)
Why #1:
- Only South Asian law school to win the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition twice (1999, 2013).
- Jessup is generally considered the most prestigious public international law moot in the world.
- Historically dominant across multiple international moots and consistently produces deep runs.
For sheer prestige of victories, NLS is hard to beat.
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### 2. West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS)
Why #2:
- Won the Willem C. Vis Moot twice (2003, 2020).
- Only Indian university to achieve that feat.
- Won the John H. Jackson WTO Moot twice (2010, 2015).
- Won Stetson International Environmental Moot in 2005 and 2023.
- Strongest breadth of elite international moot victories among Indian law schools.
Honestly, one could even argue NUJS at #1 if the metric is overall international moot success rather than prestige of a single competition.
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### 3. NALSAR University of Law
Why #3:
- Jessup world Top 8.
- Multiple Jessup international rounds appearances.
- Won Vis Moot Vienna.
- Won Monroe Price Media Law Moot at Oxford.
- ICC Trial Competition runner-up twice.
- Dominated India's Mooting Premier League in its early years.
NALSAR's record is extremely deep, but it lacks the "twice world champion" achievements that NLS and NUJS possess.
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### 4. National Law University Delhi
This is where things become controversial.
NLUD's mooting culture exploded after 2010:
- Strong performances in Jessup.
- Strong Manfred Lachs (space law) record.
- Consistently fields competitive international teams.
However, because NLUD is much younger (2008), its historical trophy cabinet is not yet comparable to NLS/NUJS/NALSAR.
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### 5. National Law University Jodhpur
This may surprise people because NLUJ has historically been a mooting powerhouse.
Its strengths:
- Strong performances in trade law moots.
- Deep tradition in international law and WTO-related competitions.
- Regular appearances in elite international competitions.
- Hosted the WTO John H. Jackson regional rounds and has a strong reputation in international trade law.
The problem is that it lacks a signature "world title" equivalent to NLS's Jessup wins or NUJS's Vis wins.
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### 6. Gujarat National Law University
GNLU has produced excellent mooters and occasionally phenomenal teams, but historically it has not accumulated the same level of iconic international victories as the institutions above.
oh the good ol days
How I miss thee