The role of the moot
judge is to decide on the winning team. This decision should be reached by analysis
of the following points:
i The quality
of argument on the points of law used by the teams to illustrate their case
ii The quality with which the argument is presented to the Moot Court
The judge
should not base their decision entirely on which side would win the legal argument
in a court of law since the Moot Problem may be weighted more in favour of either
the appellant or the respondent. The judge should instead take into account stylistic
and strategic elements as well as the quality of the argument when coming to a
final decision.
The winning team should be the best
team overall who most fully demonstrates the all-round skills of an advocate.
The final judgment should be based on the following three criteria:
i.
Content
ii. Structure
iii. Presentation
More
detailed guidance for judges on their responsibilities and how to judge the Moot
will be distributed once completed registration forms have been received by The
ICLR. Score sheets for the judges will also be distributed at this time.
Please refer to the Moot Timetable for more information on time allowances each mooter is given for each round.
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