LAW4183 - Jessup moot seminar

Leader: Eric Wilson

Offered

Clayton Second semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

APPLICATION: students will be invited to apply for enrolment in LAW4183 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

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

10 x 3 hour seminar per week and 9 hours practice mooting

Prerequisites

LAW1100 or LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104

Co-requisites

International Law LAW4122