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LAW3191: INTERSCHOLASTIC MOOTING

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Type Tied
Level 3
Credits 20
Availability Not available in 2023/24
Module Cap
Location Durham
Department Law

Prerequisites

  • Public International Law (LAW 2131).

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combinations 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 moot problem released each year by the organisers of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

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

Subject-specific Skills:

  • An ability to deconstruct and analyse 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.

Key Skills:

  • 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

  • Seminars are used primarily to impart knowledge and to suggest approaches to evaluation and critical analysis.
  • Student presentations are used to sharpen 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 in Michaelmas Term (15%);
  • Oral argument presented individually in a moot team simulation (25%).

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Seminars82 hours16 
Individual presentations32 hours6 
Oral argument62 hours12 
Preparation, writing, reading166 
TOTAL200 

Summative Assessment

Component: Summative AssessmentComponent Weighting: 100%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Group work component12,000 words60 
Oral argument1 x 20 minute presentation25 
Individual presentation1 x 10 minute presentation15 

Formative Assessment

None.

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