mooting

MOOTINGIntroductory 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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oots are an age-old tradition in the Inns

of Court that date back to at least the

14th century, if not earlier.

WHAT DOES IT INVOLVE?R

esearch on points of law, rather than fact

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reparing written submissions (a skeleton or a

memorial) for presentation before an Appellate

court

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elivery of oral submissions before a Bench of

Appellate Judges

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re-empting/Rebutting the submissions of the

opposition counsel

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andling questions from the Bench and maintaining

court etiquette

WHY MOOT?

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t 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!

OPPORTUNITIESV

ertex Chambers Annual Mooting Competition – 6-13 October

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urana & Surana Mooting Competition, Pune – 7-9 December

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Xth KK Luthra Moot Court Competition, Delhi – 18-20 January

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th Gujarat National Law University Moot Court, Gandhinagar 6-10 February

A PERSONAL ACCOUNTV

IIth KK Luthra International Criminal Law Moot, Campus

Law Centre, Delhi

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alient Points:• Jurisdiction• Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing • Destruction of Cultural Heritage – Genocide, Crime Against

Humanity or War Crime?• Judicial Bias, Recusal and Impeachment• Financial Malpractice

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ore than 60 teams from India, the UK and the USA

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djudicators: Advocates, Senior Advocates, High Court &

Supreme Court Judges

SO WHAT NEXT?

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ample Moot Problem & Skeleton

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ractice 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

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election 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

WHERE TO START?

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ead the sample Moot Problem.

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irst and foremost: Identify the salient legal points arising from the Moot

Problem assigned to you.

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uring a Moot, the first place to start: Textbooks in the Library , Study

Guides and the Practical Law Company (PLC)

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esearch case law: Westlaw, LexisNexis through your VLE, Indiakanoon

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ead journal articles on Westlaw, LexisNexis, JSTOR, Wiley, etc.

CONTACT DETAILS

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ooting Coordinator: Barrister Morshed Mannan

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-mail: navo.mm@gmail.com

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ooting Secretary: Ridi Rubaiyat

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-mail: ridi_rubaiyat@yahoo.com

THANK YOU

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE NEXT

SESSION!