The following are the specifications of the Legal Brief Assignment for CLE 2 - January Semester 2013
You are to register to the Appellant or Respondent side. You will brief the side of the argument you are registered for with a teammate that has registered on your same team.
This moot problem is subject to revision. A supplement to this problem will be issued if deemed necessary to make corrections or to respond to questions or concerns raised by the problem in its current form.
The brief shall consist of a
1) Title page;
2) Table of Authorities;
3) Statement of Facts and Proceedings (not to exceed 3 pages in length);
4) Legal Argument (including a “Conclusion”); and
5) Prayer for Relief (no more than one page).
The legal argument should make up a majority of the brief.
The brief must be typed, and double-spaced. The minimum font size is 12 point Times New Roman or Courier font.
The legal argument section may not exceed 30 pages. The entire brief may not exceed 40 pages in length.
You may choose to cite from any jurisdiction in the world. However, you should realise that Ugandan law is most persuasive and you should be careful to only emphasise outside authorities that are likely to resonate with a Ugandan Court.
You should break the body of your brief up into nine substantive sections to match the issues presented in the moot problem. It is further suggested that one team member write on issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and that the other team member write on issues 7, 8 and 9. Each team member should include on the title page with of the issues (1-9) that the team member is taking primary responsibility for briefing.
The team members will be responsible for arguing the substantive sections that they take primary responsibility for briefing in the oral argument.
The written briefs must be submitted when you appear before the lecturer for oral argument. Oral arguments will take place on April 4, 5 and 6. The time for your team to appear for oral argument will be posted in advance. No excuses will be accepted for late filed briefs. Your score will be reduced by 3 marks (out of a possible 40 marks) for each day after the deadline that passes prior to filing the brief.
If a teammate causes you to unable to file your brief timely you may file your own materials without your teammates section. This is not preferred but it is permitted in order to prevent you from being penalized by a derelict team member.
The briefs can be submitted electronically by flash or in paper form.
You are to register to the Appellant or Respondent side. You will brief the side of the argument you are registered for with a teammate that has registered on your same team.
This moot problem is subject to revision. A supplement to this problem will be issued if deemed necessary to make corrections or to respond to questions or concerns raised by the problem in its current form.
The brief shall consist of a
1) Title page;
2) Table of Authorities;
3) Statement of Facts and Proceedings (not to exceed 3 pages in length);
4) Legal Argument (including a “Conclusion”); and
5) Prayer for Relief (no more than one page).
The legal argument should make up a majority of the brief.
The brief must be typed, and double-spaced. The minimum font size is 12 point Times New Roman or Courier font.
The legal argument section may not exceed 30 pages. The entire brief may not exceed 40 pages in length.
You may choose to cite from any jurisdiction in the world. However, you should realise that Ugandan law is most persuasive and you should be careful to only emphasise outside authorities that are likely to resonate with a Ugandan Court.
You should break the body of your brief up into nine substantive sections to match the issues presented in the moot problem. It is further suggested that one team member write on issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and that the other team member write on issues 7, 8 and 9. Each team member should include on the title page with of the issues (1-9) that the team member is taking primary responsibility for briefing.
The team members will be responsible for arguing the substantive sections that they take primary responsibility for briefing in the oral argument.
The written briefs must be submitted when you appear before the lecturer for oral argument. Oral arguments will take place on April 4, 5 and 6. The time for your team to appear for oral argument will be posted in advance. No excuses will be accepted for late filed briefs. Your score will be reduced by 3 marks (out of a possible 40 marks) for each day after the deadline that passes prior to filing the brief.
If a teammate causes you to unable to file your brief timely you may file your own materials without your teammates section. This is not preferred but it is permitted in order to prevent you from being penalized by a derelict team member.
The briefs can be submitted electronically by flash or in paper form.
