Application Due
6 July 2017
UNIVERSITÄT BONN
MOOT COURTS
WELCOME NEW STUDENTS!
Prof. Dr. Stefan Talmon, LL.M., M.A. Prof. Dr. Matthias Lehmann,
Institut für Völkerrecht
D.E.A., LL.M., J.S.D.
Institut für Internationales
Faculty Advisor, Jessup Moot Court
Privatrecht und
Team
Rechtsvergleichung
Faculty Advisor, Vis Moot Court
Team
Prof. Dr. Carl-Friedrich
Stuckenberg, LL.M. (Harvard)
Institut für Strafrecht
Faculty Advisor, ICC Moot
Court Team
WELCOME NEW STUDENTS!
Jack Kenny, LL.B, LL.M.
Coach, Jessup Moot Court
Team
Nihal DSouza, LL.M, B.C.L.
Vis Moot Court Team
George Ochieng, LL.B., LL.M.
Coach, ICC Moot Court Team
Kenyan Attorney at law
WHAT IS A MOOT COURT?
A method of teaching law and legal skills that requires students
to analyze and argue both sides of a hypothetical legal issue
using procedures modeled af ter those employed in appellate
cour ts and arbitral tribunals.
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Hypothetical factual scenario (facts are established)
One or more legal issues
Each team argues both sides
Written and oral submissions
Compete against teams from all over the world
Judges are (often) experts in the field
WHY MOOT?
 Skills learned:
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Legal English (native speaker coaches)
Advocacy: written & oral
Legal representation
“Thinking like a lawyer”
Presentation
Opportunity to ‘do something dif ferent’ & distinguish yourself
Teamwork
Networking
Travel opportunities
New area of law
WHAT ABOUT THE STATE EXAM?
 Free Semester (gem. §25 II Nr. 5 JAG NRW) OR
 ‘Schwerpunkt’ Seminar (with an independent paper related to
the moot court problem)
AND
 Foreign Language Certificate
 Seminar Certificate (not ‘ Schwerpunkt’)
You can get a second ‘free semester’ even if you already have
one from the FFA program.
HOW CAN I SEE IF I LIKE MOOTING?
Participate in our Speed Moot Court this Friday (23 June)
 No Preparation or Prior Knowledge of Public International Law
Required
 General Public International Law Topic
 All Materials Provided (English OR German)
 Approximately 4 hours at the Institute. Includes Preparation Time +
Moot.
 Register by tomorrow Wednesday 21 June at
[email protected] (indicate whether German or
English)
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
MOOT COURT COMPETITION
2018 Edition
THE COMPETITION
 Simulation of
proceedings before the
International Criminal
Court
 National Round to qualify
for International Round
 Small National Round (our
Round consisted only of
three teams)
 64 teams from all over
the world compete in the
International Round
 Memorial Phase
 Each team prepares written
submissions for:
 The Defence
 The Prosecution
 The Legal Representative for Victims
 Oral Phase
 Defence: 20 min
 Prosecution: 20 min
 Legal Representative for Victims: 20
min
 Defence rebuttal: 10 min
 Prosecution rebuttal: 10 min
 Legal Representative for Victim
rebuttal: 10 min
WHAT IS THE TIMEFRAME?
 The case is published in
early November
 The written submissions are
due in February
 The German national round
takes place in April
 It takes place in the Hague
 The international round
takes place in May
 It also takes place in the Hague
 The final round takes place in
the International Criminal Court
WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE PART
 Becoming an expert in a field of International Criminal Law
and Public International Law
 Meet Judges, Lawyers and Prosecutors on your external
pleadings
 Visit the International Courts and meet the Judges thereof
TEAM WORK
PLEADING TRIPS
• Practice Pleadings in
• Basel
• Potsdam
• Frankfurt
VISITING THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
THE TEAM
 1st in the National Round
 2nd in preliminary rounds
of the International Round
 Reached the Quater Finals
 Won the Award for Best
Non-Native English
Speaking Team
MOOT COURTS IN BONN
Jessup Moot Court
Vis Moot Court
ICC Moot Court
Every Winter Semester
World renowned international competition
Learn written and oral advocacy skills
Networking
Opportunities for international travel
Public International Law
International Commercial Law
International Criminal Law
THE 24 TH UNIVERSIT Y OF BONN WILLEM
C. VIS MOOT TEAM (2016/17)
WHAT IS THE VIS MOOT?
 An international mooting competition
 International in the sense that approximately 340 universities from
roughly 90 countries are represented in the Vis Moot
 International in the sense that the applicable law is international
commercial law, specifically
 Problem simulates a fictitious commercial dispute arising out
of a sales contract between business entities.
 Dispute takes place before an Arbitral Tribunal
 Arbitration rules rotate each year, this year UNICTRAL Arbitration
Rules
 All teams go to Vienna, no qualification rounds
WHEN IS THE VIS MOOT?
 The Vis Moot is split up into 4 separate stages (last
year‘s dates)
1. Claimant‘s Memorandum:
7 October 2016 – 8 December 2016
2. Respondent‘s Memorandum:
12 December 2016 – 26 January 2017
3. Preparation for the Oral Phase:
29 January 2017 – 6 April 2017
4. Oral Phase:
7 April 2017 – 13 April 2017
THE MEMORANDA
LAW FIRM PLEADINGS IN GERMANY
 Practicing for Vienna
 Networking with lawyers
 Meeting other German
Moot Court Teams &
making friends
 Enjoying delicious food &
drinks
PRE MOOTS IN NYC, TIBLISI,
DÜSSELDORF
AND FINALLY, VIENNA
SO APPLY FOR THE VIS MOOT AND MAKE
AN EXPERIENCE YOU‘LL NEVER FORGET
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
 Law or Law & Economics Students, 3 rd Semester or higher
 Ready for a challenge
 Team players
 Must have strong English language skills (Written & Spoken)
 Willingness to commit the Winter Semester to the competition
 Minimum of 30 hours per week
 Other courses (FFA, etc.) only with prior permission of the coach
 Potential for success
 Factors: grades, time spent abroad, public speaking & debate
experience, demonstrated interest in the topic, leadership &
involvement in extracurricular activities
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
 Law or Law & Economics Students, 3 rd Semester or higher
 Ready for a challenge
 Team players
 Must have strong English language skills (Written & Spoken)
 Willingness to commit the Winter Semester to the competition
 Minimum of 30 hours per week
 Other courses (FFA, etc.) only with prior permission of the coach
 Potential for success
 Factors: grades, time spent abroad, public speaking & debate
experience, demonstrated interest in the topic, leadership &
involvement in extracurricular activities
HOW TO APPLY?
Application Deadline: 6 July 2017
Application to one, two or all three Moots possible
Letter of Motivation (English): 1-2 pages
CV (English): 1-2 pages
Notenübersicht BASIS
Other Qualifications
(FFA, Rhetoric courses, Language certificates)
Abitur Certificate
Jessup: one PDF
Vis: one PDF
ICC: one PDF
WHERE CAN I FIND MORE INFORMATION?
 Bonn Moot Court Website: https://www.jura.uni bonn.de/studium/lehrangebote/moot -courts/
 The Of ficial Jessup Website: www.ilsa.org/Jessup
 The Of ficial Vis Website: https://vismoot.pace.edu/
 The Of ficial ICC Website: http://iccmoot.com/
Contact details:
 Jack Kenny (Jessup Coach): jessupmootcour [email protected] -bonn.de
 Nihal DSouza (Vis Moot): mootcour [email protected] -bonn.de
 George Adipo Ochieng (ICC Coach): [email protected] -bonn.de