The Art of Argument: A Guide to Mooting PDF
Preview The Art of Argument: A Guide to Mooting
This page intentionally left blank The Art of Argument A Guide to Mooting Thereisnogreaterskillforalawstudentthanconstructingalogical andcompellingargument.TheArtofArgument:AGuidetoMooting guides the reader through the process of developing, presenting and defending a convincing argument in an international moot- ingcompetition–asettingwherestudentsfromaroundtheworld cometogethertoargueahypotheticalcaseandhonetheirskillsas advocates. Thebookexplainsthesecretsofsuccessinmooting,inasimple, step-by-stepstyle.Itdescribes: (cid:1) whattodowhenyoufirstgetthemootproblem (cid:1) howtobeginresearchingthesubjectmatter (cid:1) howtobuildanargument (cid:1) howtopresentwrittenandoralsubmissions (cid:1) thevalueofpracticemoots (cid:1) howtohandleyourselfatthecompetition. This book is primarily aimed at students who are preparing to participate in an international mooting competition. However, otherstudentswillfindthetechniquesapplicableinallareasoftheir studyandexampreparation,andcoachesofmootteamswillfind itaninvaluablesourceofhints,tipsandusefuladvice. Christopher Kee is a lecturer in law at Deakin University, with a private practice in the field of arbitration. He has an extra- ordinary record of success as a participant and coach in domes- ticandinternationalmootteams. The Art of Argument A Guide to Mooting ChristopherKee CAMBRIDGEUNIVERSITYPRESS Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB28RU, UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521685139 © Christopher Kee 2006 This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published in print format 2007 ISBN-13 978-0-511-29468-6 eBook (EBL) ISBN-10 0-511-29468-9 eBook (EBL) ISBN-13 978-0-521-68513-9 paperback ISBN-10 0-521-68513-3 paperback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of urls for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this publication, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Contents Preface page xi Acknowledgments xv Part1: Makingthemostofamoot 1 Introduction 3 Whatismooting? 3 Whyjoinamootteam? 4 Jobopportunities 4 Teamwork 4 Intensivetraining 5 Internationaltravel 5 Newperspectives 5 Howtousethisbook 6 2 You’vemadetheteam–whatnext? 7 Beforeyoubegin 7 Timingandcommitment 7 Whataboutmoney? 8 Themootproblem 10 Readtheproblem 10 Readtherulesofthecompetition 10 Askingforhelp 11 Settingdeadlines 12 3 Beingpartofateam 13 Thekeystoasuccessfulteam 13 Attitude 13 Identifystrengthsandweaknessesintheteam 13 v vi Contents Dealingwithacrisisofconfidence 14 Maintainingtrust 15 Doyouneedtobefriends? 16 4 Buildinganargument 18 Thebasicsteps 18 Step1–Readthefactsanddecide instincteiv lywhoshouldwin 18 Step2–Identifywhoyouarerepresenting 19 Step3–Compilealistofarguments 20 Step4–Imagineyourepresenttheotherside 20 Step5–Repeatsteps3and4atleastfivetimes 21 5 Writtendocuments 23 Memorandaandmemorials 23 Thetipsandtricksofwriting 24 Knowingyourpurposeandyouraudience 24 Settingupyourdocument 26 Referencing 29 Writingstyle 34 Presentinginformationtotheteamscribes 35 Structuringyourdocument 36 Basicrulesofwriting 39 Editing 44 Theseconddocument 46 Preparingagenuineresponse 46 Theoutlineofsubmissions 49 Thecasebook 50 6 Oralsubmissions 52 Howtostructureanoralsubmission 54 Makingastart 54 Dealingwiththeexpectationsofmootmasters 55 Creatingapersuasivecase 56 Handlingquestions 60 Respondingtoasubmission 69 Presentinganoralsubmission 71 Preparation 72 Physicalappearance 72 Contents vii Timekeeping 73 Openingformalities 74 Usingcasematerials 77 Voiceanddelivery 79 Bodylanguage 82 Speakingfromnotes 83 Buildingrapportwiththemootmaster 87 Knowhowthemootistoberun 89 Dealingwithmistakes 92 Continuetheteamwork 92 7 Practicemoots 94 Whentostartdoingpracticemoots 94 Whocanbeapracticemootmaster? 95 Varietyiskey 95 Usingexperiencedmootmasters 96 Makingthemostofpracticemoots 97 Recordthemoot 98 Inter-varsitypracticemoots 98 8 Thecompetitionitself 100 Gettingthere 100 Duringthecompetition 102 Whattodowhenyouarenotmooting 104 9 Afterit’sallover 106 Makethemostofyouropportunities 106 Helpsubsequentteams 107 Part2: Referencesandresources Competitionspecific/mootingskills 111 Legalwritingandresearch 112 Internationalcommercialarbitration 113 InternationalCourtofJustice 115 Internationalcommerciallaw 115 Intellectualproperty 119 Internationallaw(general) 121 Humanitarianlaw/armedintervention 122 Environmentallaw 123 Maritimelaw 124 viii Contents Part3: Internationalmoots WillemCVisInternationalCommercial Arbitration Moot 129 WillemCVisInternationalCommercialArbitration Moot(East) 132 PhilipCJessupInternationalLawMoot CourtCompetition 134 AnnualInternationalInter-universityIntellectual PropertyMootatOxford 136 InternationalMaritimeMoot 139 TheTeldersInternationalLawMootCourt Competition 141 JeanPictetCompetition 142 ELSAMootCourtCompetitionEMC2 144 ManfredLachsSpaceLawMootCourtCompetition 144 Index 146
Description:The list of books you might like
