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DOCUMENTATION:
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Moot Competitors Guide 2010
Open Moot
Rules 2010
Marking
Guide 2010
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moot n.
- A hypothetical case argued by law students as an
exercise.
- An ancient English meeting, especially a
representative meeting of the freemen of a shire.
As
the free online dictionary explains, a moot
involves two teams of two law students debating against one another
over a point of law. Competitors are given a set of facts and at least
two days to research a point of law before presenting their argument to
a judge, using the cases they’ve found to support their argument.
But a moot is not about who wins the case. It’s about who can present
it better. A moot is like a debate in the sense that you are marked on
different criteria, such as how you present, how you respond to any
question asked by a judge and, of course, how well you know the law.
Why compete? The skills developed through mooting are difficult to
obtain yet extraordinarily valued by employers: detailed analysis and
research; construction of clear and logical arguments in a concise
manner; ability to handle questions and to persuade the judge to accept
your point of view. One day you're bound to wind up arguing in the High
Court so why not start practising now?
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