List of Approved Acronyms as set out in Rule 5.17(b)

As teams turn their attention towards drafting their memorials, we would like to remind teams of Rule 5.17 – Abbreviations (including Acronyms and Initialisms) which states:

1. A Team may only use abbreviations as permitted by this Rule.
2. A Team may use any acronym or initialism:
1. set out in the Annex to these Rules;
2. used in the Competition Problem or the Corrections and Clarifications; or
3. in common use (for example, “e.g.,” “op.cit.,” “etc.,” etc.).
3. A Team may use any other form of shortened reference within a Memorial, which allows a
   reasonable reader to understand what is being referred to without reference back to an earlier point in
   the Memorial at which the term was defined. All such shortened references must be set out in full the
   first time they appear in the Pleadings section of the Memorial.
4. Use of any non-permitted abbreviation is prohibited. A one-point Penalty will be assessed for
   each violation of this Rule, up to a maximum of three points. In addition, if the cumulative effect of
   correcting non-permitted abbreviations would bring the Memorial over the word count limit for a given
   section, then a further penalty may be assessed under the appropriate word-count Rule.

ILSA has also compiled a list of approved acronyms as set out in Rule 5.17(b) which you can see below.