Subjects:

Advocacy

Contents:

Section 1 Part 1 What is mooting and why is it important?: what is mooting?

why is mooting important?

the advantages of mooting. Part 2 How to organize a mooting competition: who is responsible?

getting the competition off the ground

organizing the competition

which rules should be adopted?

who moots when?

which moot problems

what information should be provided for the mooters?

which judge?

where?

a few days before the competition

on the day of the moot

during the moot

after the moot

a quick check-list for the moot organizer

before each moot

send the following to all the mooters

other arrangements

after the moot. Part 3 How to prepare for a moot: where to start?

which books should be consulted first?

how to research a topic without initial references

what about LEXIS?

how to put information together. Part 4 How to write a moot court speech: where to start

addressing the court

best practice when on your feet

dealing with judicial interventions

referring to law reports

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Mooting in its earliest form dates from about 1845 when moots were organized by the Inns of Court. Today, the popularity of mooting among students has spread to such an extent that mooting competitions are run in virtually every university law faculty in the country.

At the same time, both practitioners and academics have come to see mooting as an important way of encouraging both good legal research practices and better oral presentation of arguments, to the extent that many faculties have now integrated mooting into the formal curriculum.

This book includes only a large number of moots (drawn from a variety of subject areas) for use in competition, and also provides full guidance on how to stage a moot, including suggestions for research strategies and methods of oral presentation to the moot court. A worked example is provided, complete with the texts of speeches made by first year students at Birmingham University and annotations by the editors. A section on how to judge a moot is also included.