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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Making the most of a moot | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What is mooting? | |
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| Why join a moot team? | |
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| Job opportunities | |
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| Team work | |
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| Intensive training | |
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| International travel | |
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| New perspectives | |
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| How to use this book | |
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| You've made the team - what next? | |
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| Before you begin | |
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| Timing and commitment | |
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| What about money? | |
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| The moot problem | |
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| Read the problem | |
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| Read the rules of the competition | |
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| Asking for help | |
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| Setting deadlines | |
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| Being part of a team | |
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| The keys to a successful team | |
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| Attitude | |
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| Identify strengths and weaknesses in the team | |
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| Dealing with a crisis of confidence | |
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| Maintaining trust | |
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| Do you need to be friends? | |
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| Building an argument | |
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| The basic steps | |
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| Read the facts and decide instinctively who should win | |
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| Identify who you are representing | |
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| Compile a list of arguments | |
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| Imagine you represent the other side | |
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| Repeat steps 3 and 4 at least five times | |
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| Written documents | |
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| Memoranda and memorials | |
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| The tips and tricks of writing | |
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| Knowing your purpose and your audience | |
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| Setting up your document | |
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| Referencing | |
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| Writing style | |
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| Presenting information to the team scribes | |
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| Structuring your document | |
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| Basic rules of writing | |
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| Editing | |
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| The second document | |
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| Preparing a genuine response | |
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| The outline of submissions | |
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| The casebook | |
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| Oral submissions | |
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| How to structure an oral submission | |
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| Making a start | |
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| Dealing with the expectations of moot masters | |
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| Creating a persuasive case | |
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| Handling questions | |
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| Responding to a submission | |
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| Presenting an oral submission | |
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| Preparation | |
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| Physical appearance | |
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| Timekeeping | |
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| Opening formalities | |
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| Using case materials | |
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| Voice and delivery | |
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| Body language | |
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| Speaking from notes | |
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| Building rapport with the moot master | |
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| Know how the moot is to be run | |
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| Dealing with mistakes | |
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| Continue the team work | |
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| Practice moots | |
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| When to start doing practice moots | |
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| Who can be a practice moot master? | |
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| Variety is key | |
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| Using experienced moot masters | |
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| Making the most of practice moots | |
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| Record the moot | |
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| Inter-varsity practice moots | |
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| The competition itself | |
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| Getting there | |
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| During the competition | |
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| What to do when you are not mooting | |
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| After it's all over | |
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| Make the most of your opportunities | |
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| Help subsequent teams | |
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| References and resources | |
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| Competition specific/mooting skills | |
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| Legal writing and research | |
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| International commercial arbitration | |
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| International Court of Justice | |
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| International commercial law | |
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| Intellectual property | |
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| International law (general) | |
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| Humanitarian law/armed intervention | |
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| Environmental law | |
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| Maritime law | |
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| International moots | |
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| Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot | |
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| Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (East) | |
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| Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | |
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| Annual International Inter-university Intellectual Property Moot at Oxford | |
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| International Maritime Moot | |
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| The Telders International Law Moot Court Competition | |
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| Jean Pictet Competition | |
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| Elsa Moot Court Competition EMC2 | |
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| Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition | |
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| Index | |