The 2007 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

and the

2007 Shearman & Sterling International Rounds

 

Official Rules

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

OFFICIAL RULE 0.0 Definitions. 5

OFFICIAL RULE 1.0 Organization of the Competition. 6

1.1        Administration. 6

1.2        Structure of Competition. 6

1.3        Establishment of Qualifying Tournaments. 7

1.4        Administrators. 7

1.5        Interpretation of Rules. 7

OFFICIAL RULE 2.0 Participation and Eligibility. 8

2.1        Team Eligibility. 8

2.2        Team Composition and Selection. 8

2.2.1 Minimum requirements for team member eligibility. 8

2.2.2 Executive Director's written permission required in certain cases. 9

2.2.3 Persons ineligible to be team members. 9

2.3        Team Selection Process. 9

2.4        Outside Assistance to Teams. 10

2.4.1     Basic Materials. 10

2.5        Confidentiality of the Bench Memorandum... 11

2.6        Use of Opposing Team's Memorials and Arguments. 11

2.7        Problem Clarifications. 11

2.8        Anonymity of Teams. 11

OFFICIAL RULE 3.0 Team Registration. 11

3.1        Team Registration Form and Team Contact 11

3.2        Team Members Registration. 12

3.3        Team Number as Identification. 12

OFFICIAL RULE 4.0 [Reserved] 12

OFFICIAL RULE 5.0 Judges. 12

5.1        Eligibility of Persons to Judge. 12

5.1.1     Students. 12

5.1.2     Faculty Advisors and Coaches. 12

5.2        Anonymity of Teams. 13

5.3        Judges Affiliated With Schools in the Competition. 13

5.4        Prior Viewing of Teams. 13

5.5        Bench Memorandum... 14

5.6        Commentary by Judges. 14

OFFICIAL RULE 6.0 Memorials. 14

6.1        Submission of Memorials. 14

6.1.1      Memorials Submitted in Languages Other Than English. 15

6.2        Format of Memorials. 15

6.3        Description of the Memorial 16

6.3.1 Parts of the Memorial 16

6.3.2     Legal Argument Limited to Pleadings Section. 16

6.3.3     Index of Authorities. 16

6.3.4     Statement of the Facts. 16

6.3.5      Summary of the Pleadings. 17

6.4        Length. 17

6.5        Limitations on the Use of Footnotes/Endnotes. 17

6.6        Covers. 18

6.6.1      Information Contained on Memorial Cover 18

6.6.2      Team Number as Identification on Memorial Cover 18

6.7        Anonymity in Memorials. 18

OFFICIAL RULE 7.0 Oral Pleading Procedures. 18

7.1        General Procedures. 19

7.1.1      Extension of Time at Judges' Discretion. 19

7.2        Three Judge Panels. 19

7.3        Pleadings. 19

7.3.1      Rebuttal and Surrebuttal 20

7.3.2      Scope of Pleadings. 20

7.4        Ex Parte Procedure. 20

7.5        Of Counsel 21

7.6        Competition Communications. 21

7.6.1      Oral Courtroom Communication between Counsel and Judges. 21

7.6.2      Oral Courtroom Communication and Activity at Counsel Table. 21

7.6.3      Written Courtroom Communication. 21

7.7        Spectators. 22

7.7.1      Scouting. 22

7.8        Interpreters and the Use of Interpreters. 22

7.8.1      Qualifying Tournaments. 23

7.8.2      International Tournament 23

7.8.3      Team Members as Interpreters. 23

7.8.4      Non‑Embellishment by Interpreters. 23

7.9        Audio and Videotaping.