Jessup Moot is a summer session elective (LAWS3010). It is the Australian round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
Members of the Jessup team are all expected to prepare the written memorials and participate in the internal ANU practice moots. The team then participates in the Australian rounds of the Jessup Moot competition and, if the team reaches the Final of the Australian rounds, would compete in the International Rounds in the United States.
There is a maximum of 5 team members.
Applications for selection for the Summer Jessup Moot team close in first semester the year prior.
More details of Jessup Moot can be viewed at the Jessup website http://www.ilsa.org/jessup/ or view the course description.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On the successful completion of this course students should be able to:1. outline, summarise and/or synthesise a coherent and advanced knowledge of the underlying principles and significant norms of the international law;
2. demonstrate communication skills in order to moot as if an advocate at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), demonstrating adaptability in practise and competition moots by taken a range of positions within the advocacy team and either side of the legal dispute;
3. outline, summarise and/or synthesise a clear and coherent exposition of knowledge and ideas to that specfic audience of judges of the ICJ;
4. analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge to identify and provide solutions to complex problems with intellectual independence;
5. independently define, plan and conduct legal research on international law in order to produce applicant and respondent memorials for the Jessup Moot competition.
Indicative Assessment
1. Written memorials 50%2. Participation in the oral rounds of the Australian Jessup Moot competition 50%
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Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Law School to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
Units | EFTSL |
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6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
Year | Fee |
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2015 | $2958 |
- International fee paying students
Year | Fee |
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2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Summer Session
Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
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1102 | 01 Jan 2015 | 23 Jan 2015 | 23 Jan 2015 | 31 Mar 2015 | In Person | N/A |