LAW4183

Jessup moot 406 ( 6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader:

Offered:
Clayton Second semester 2005 (Day)

Synopsis: APPLICATION: students will be invited to apply for enrolment in Law 4183 Jessup Moot. This will be done through class announcements and public advertisements. When applying, students will be required to submit: a personal CV; a formal academic transcript; a short letter of application, outlining the reasons for applying and interests in competitive mooting and International law. Enrolment: maximum of 20 (twenty) UNIT CONTENT (1) SEMINARS (2) PRACTICE MOOTING (3) MEMORIAL RESEARCH AND WRITING

Objectives: (1) To develop greater intellectual appreciation of International Public Law as an academic descipline; (2) To acquire greater specialized knowledge of critical components of the International Public Law regime, such as State Responsibility, State Jurisdiction and the International regulation of armed force; (3) to undertake intensive research work in current issues of International Law, including creative problem-solving of prescribed hypothetical problems; (4) to increase exposure to the competitve mooting process and the development of basic principles and practices of mooting.

Assessment: Seminar research and presentation 25%, Practice Mooting 25%, Memorial Research and Writing (3000 words) 50%

Contact Hours: Ten 3-hour seminar per week and 9 hours practice mooting

Prerequisites: LAW1100 Legal Process OR LAW1101 Introduction to legal reasoning and LAW1102 Law in society