Course code

AKJ7186.YK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Harjutuskohus

Course title in English

Moot Court

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To give students a practical opportunity to develop skills in both written and oral legal argumentation. In addition, the students will learn how to anal analyse the strength of various legal arguments and how to pick the strongest of them. An important goal is also the strengthening of the students’ oral advocacy and public speaking skills.

Brief description of the course

Teams of students will prepare arguments based on a hypothetical case. Teams must submit a written memorial (i.e. pleadings) for the side they are representing. The moot problem will present complex and current puzzles in international law that competitors are required to resolve. The course will give students an opportunity to learn through a hands-on, collaborative project, giving them insights into various aspects of international law that they would not deal with in such detail in any other course. The students will also learn to rebut opposing arguments and answer questions in an authoritative manner.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to detect, word and solve legal problems connected to cases;
- has the skills to find the legal sources, cases and theoretical approaches necessary to solve legal problems;
- has acquired practical skills in participating in court proceedings;
- is able to compile necessary procedural documents.

Teacher

Dr Tiina Pajuste

Study programmes containing that course

Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/24.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/23.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/22.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/21.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/20.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/19.YK)
Human Rights in the Digital Society (AKIDM/18.YK)