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MOOTING

MOOTING. Introductory Workshop 27.09.2012. What is mooting?. “Mooting is the oral presentation of a legal issue or problem against an opposing counsel and before a judge.” (Oxford University Press) A combination of Debating and Public Speaking

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MOOTING

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  1. MOOTING Introductory Workshop 27.09.2012

  2. What is mooting? • “Mooting is the oral presentation of a legal issue or problem against an opposing counsel and before a judge.” (Oxford University Press) • A combination of Debating and Public Speaking • Moots are an age-old tradition in the Inns of Court that date back to at least the 14th century, if not earlier.

  3. WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE? • Research on points of law, rather than fact • Preparing written submissions (a skeleton or a memorial) for presentation before an Appellate court • Delivery of oral submissions before a Bench of Appellate Judges • Pre-empting/Rebutting the submissions of the opposition counsel • Handling questions from the Bench and maintaining court etiquette

  4. Why moot? • It will: • Increase your confidence in public speaking • Develop your ability to form articulate arguments • Enhance your research skills • Add depth to your legal knowledge • Improve your career prospects • Give you the opportunity to network with legal luminaries • Provide you with opportunities to travel!

  5. Opportunities • Vertex Chambers Annual Mooting Competition – 6-13 October • Surana & Surana Mooting Competition, Pune – 7-9 December • IXth KK Luthra Moot Court Competition, Delhi – 18-20January • 5th Gujarat National Law University Moot Court, Gandhinagar 6-10 February

  6. A personal account • VIIth KK Luthra International Criminal Law Moot, Campus Law Centre, Delhi • Salient Points: • Jurisdiction • Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing • Destruction of Cultural Heritage – Genocide, Crime Against Humanity or War Crime? • Judicial Bias, Recusal and Impeachment • Financial Malpractice • More than 60 teams from India, the UK and the USA • Adjudicators: Advocates, Senior Advocates, High Court & Supreme Court Judges

  7. So what next? • Sample Moot Problem & Skeleton • Practice Sessions • How to write Skeletons and Memorials • How to present oral submissions & court etiquette • How to deal with judicial intervention & time constraints • How to prepare a bundle of legal documents • Selection of Moot Teams from 2nd and 3rd Years • 1st Week October: Vertex Chambers & KK Luthra • 1st week of November – Surana & Surana • 1st week of December – GNLU Moot

  8. WHERE TO START? • Read the sample Moot Problem. • First and foremost: Identify the salient legal points arising from the Moot Problem assigned to you. • During a Moot, the first place to start: Textbooks in the Library , Study Guides and the Practical Law Company (PLC) • Research case law: Westlaw, LexisNexis through your VLE, Indiakanoon • Read journal articles on Westlaw, LexisNexis, JSTOR, Wiley, etc.

  9. Contact details • Mooting Coordinator: Barrister Morshed Mannan • E-mail: navo.mm@gmail.com • Mooting Secretary: Ridi Rubaiyat • E-mail: ridi_rubaiyat@yahoo.com

  10. Thank you WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE NEXT SESSION!

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