Module LAW3191: INTERSCHOLASTIC MOOTING

Department: Law

LAW3191: INTERSCHOLASTIC MOOTING

Prerequisites

• Public International Law (LAW 2131).

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To enable students who have a foundation in a relevant area of law to pursue an advanced teamwork project.
• Students will develop skills in problem-solving, independent research, oral and written advocacy and legal team working.

Content

• Varies according to the Jessup moot problem.

Learning Outcomes

• A deep understanding of the relevant concepts and rules of public international law.

• An ability to deconstruct and analyze factual situations using the principles, rules and procedures of international law.
• An ability to craft legal arguments (written and oral) relevant to a set issue, regardless of one's own position on the matter.

• An ability to do legal work in a group setting
• An ability to make oral and written argument in a judicial setting.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Lectures are used primarily to impart knowledge and to suggest approaches to evaluation and critical analysis.
• Student presentations are used to tighten oral communications skills and to impart knowledge of particular subjects to the group.
• Summative assessment:
• Written memorials, group work component (2 students), 1 x 12,000 words (60%);
• Individual substantive presentation (15%);
• Oral argument (25%).

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University