Monday, January 19, 2015

Notice and Rules for 2015 UCU Intra-University Moot Competition

2015 Uganda Christian University 
Intra-University Moot Competition
Student Notice

The preliminary oral rounds of the Intra-University Moot will take place on Friday the 13th of March of 2015.

You can access this year’s moot problem by going here  http://ucumoots.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-intra-university-moot-problem-19.html

All competing moot teams will consist of two students in the same year of study.

All teams seeking to compete in the intra-university moot must submit “Heads of Argument” for either (note change from initial posting) the Appellant and the Respondent side by Saturday the 27th of February by 11:59 p.m.  No other written material needs to be submitted other than the “Heads of Argument” and a Title Page identifying the team members and whether each of the two briefs is submitted on behalf of the appellant or the respondent.

Heads of Argument should be submitted by email to dbriandennison@gmail.com    

The Heads of Argument should include citations to legal authority and should not exceed 15 pages in length.   The body of the text should be in 12 point Times New Roman Type, double spaced.  The Footnotes should be in 10 point Times New Roman Type, single spaced.

For examples of quality briefs submitted in accordance with the “Heads of Argument” style please review the “Merits” section of the best English Language Briefs of 2012 in the African Human Rights Moot by NWU that are available for download at:

In case there are a large number of teams seeking to compete in the Intra-University Moot the quality of the Heads of Argument may be used to determine which teams are permitted to compete in the oral rounds.  The teams that qualify for the oral rounds will be posted by Friday 6 March 2015. 

The winning team from the Intra-University Moot will have the opportunity to will represent UCU at the second Uganda National Constitutional Moot (if the moot is funded and goes forward as hoped for) that would take place most likely in March, April or May of 2015. 

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