| Preface | p. xi |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Making the most of a moot | |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| What is mooting? | p. 3 |
| Why join a moot team? | p. 4 |
| Job opportunities | p. 4 |
| Team work | p. 4 |
| Intensive training | p. 5 |
| International travel | p. 5 |
| New perspectives | p. 5 |
| How to use this book | p. 6 |
| You've made the team - what next? | p. 7 |
| Before you begin | p. 7 |
| Timing and commitment | p. 7 |
| What about money? | p. 8 |
| The moot problem | p. 10 |
| Read the problem | p. 10 |
| Read the rules of the competition | p. 10 |
| Asking for help | p. 11 |
| Setting deadlines | p. 12 |
| Being part of a team | p. 13 |
| The keys to a successful team | p. 13 |
| Attitude | p. 13 |
| Identify strengths and weaknesses in the team | p. 13 |
| Dealing with a crisis of confidence | p. 14 |
| Maintaining trust | p. 15 |
| Do you need to be friends? | p. 16 |
| Building an argument | p. 18 |
| The basic steps | p. 18 |
| Read the facts and decide instinctively who should win | p. 18 |
| Identify who you are representing | p. 19 |
| Compile a list of arguments | p. 20 |
| Imagine you represent the other side | p. 20 |
| Repeat steps 3 and 4 at least five times | p. 21 |
| Written documents | p. 23 |
| Memoranda and memorials | p. 23 |
| The tips and tricks of writing | p. 24 |
| Knowing your purpose and your audience | p. 24 |
| Setting up your document | p. 26 |
| Referencing | p. 29 |
| Writing style | p. 34 |
| Presenting information to the team scribes | p. 35 |
| Structuring your document | p. 36 |
| Basic rules of writing | p. 39 |
| Editing | p. 44 |
| The second document | p. 46 |
| Preparing a genuine response | p. 46 |
| The outline of submissions | p. 49 |
| The casebook | p. 50 |
| Oral submissions | p. 52 |
| How to structure an oral submission | p. 54 |
| Making a start | p. 54 |
| Dealing with the expectations of moot masters | p. 55 |
| Creating a persuasive case | p. 56 |
| Handling questions | p. 60 |
| Responding to a submission | p. 69 |
| Presenting an oral submission | p. 71 |
| Preparation | p. 72 |
| Physical appearance | p. 72 |
| Timekeeping | p. 73 |
| Opening formalities | p. 74 |
| Using case materials | p. 77 |
| Voice and delivery | p. 79 |
| Body language | p. 82 |
| Speaking from notes | p. 83 |
| Building rapport with the moot master | p. 87 |
| Know how the moot is to be run | p. 89 |
| Dealing with mistakes | p. 92 |
| Continue the team work | p. 92 |
| Practice moots | p. 94 |
| When to start doing practice moots | p. 94 |
| Who can be a practice moot master? | p. 95 |
| Variety is key | p. 95 |
| Using experienced moot masters | p. 96 |
| Making the most of practice moots | p. 97 |
| Record the moot | p. 98 |
| Inter-varsity practice moots | p. 98 |
| The competition itself | p. 100 |
| Getting there | p. 100 |
| During the competition | p. 102 |
| What to do when you are not mooting | p. 104 |
| After it's all over | p. 106 |
| Make the most of your opportunities | p. 106 |
| Help subsequent teams | p. 107 |
| References and resources | |
| Competition specific/mooting skills | p. 111 |
| Legal writing and research | p. 112 |
| International commercial arbitration | p. 113 |
| International Court of Justice | p. 115 |
| International commercial law | p. 115 |
| Intellectual property | p. 119 |
| International law (general) | p. 121 |
| Humanitarian law/armed intervention | p. 122 |
| Environmental law | p. 123 |
| Maritime law | p. 124 |
| International moots | |
| Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot | p. 129 |
| Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (East) | p. 132 |
| Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition | p. 134 |
| Annual International Inter-university Intellectual Property Moot at Oxford | p. 136 |
| International Maritime Moot | p. 139 |
| The Telders International Law Moot Court Competition | p. 141 |
| Jean Pictet Competition | p. 142 |
| Elsa Moot Court Competition EMC2 | p. 144 |
| Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition | p. 144 |
| Index | p. 146 |
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