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Moot court is a co-curricular activity at many law schools. Participants take part in simulated court or arbitration proceedings, usually involving drafting memorials or memoranda and participating in oral argument. In many countries, the phrase "moot court" may be shortened to simply "moot" or "mooting".
The Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the oral rounds for the first time. For the 2021 edition, the oral rounds went fully online using the Yaatly platform, and all teams were allowed to participate regardless of the outcome of any national or regional round, and teams could moot seated.
The oral arguments need not be confined to the issues presented in the Written Memorandum. Each presentation will be valued according to the following criteria: knowledge of facts and law, logic and reasoning to apply the legal principles, ingenuity and ability to answer questions, time management and organization, court etiquettes, persuasiveness.
The National Moot Court Competition is one of the oldest and most prestigious moot court competitions in the United States.Co-sponsored by the New York City Bar Association and the American College of Trial Lawyers, the competition includes up to 191 teams from 124 law schools, who compete in regional competitions in November with the top two in each region advancing to the national ...
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The International Criminal Court Moot Court Competition or ICCMCC is an annual international moot court competition on international criminal law that is held at The Hague and organised by the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden University, The Hague Campus, with the institutional support of the International Criminal Court and International Bar Association.
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During the moot court, the teams are given 40 minutes in the preliminary rounds to present oral arguments before the judges, both for the petitioner and the respondent. The teams that win two preliminary rounds qualify for the octafinal rounds which is then succeeded by quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds.