Posted on 2009-12-27 20:48:59 by Admin
PLEADINGS COMPETITION – CALENDER OF ACTIVITIES
January 3rd 2010: Preliminary round
Topic of the debate: For or against bringing Canadian citizen Omar Khadr back to Canada.
07h20: Arrival of the Face to face comity
07h30: Judge’s welcome
07h45: Delegate’s welcome
08h00: Opening of the competition
08h00-08h30: Explanation of the rules and organization of the debates. All teams must be present.
08h30-09h10: Debate #1: Windsor VS Sherbrooke
09h15-09h35: Break (20 minutes)
09h35-10h15: Debate #2: Victoria VS British-Columbia
10h20-11h00: Debate #3: Western Ontario VS Osgoode Hall
11h05-11h45: Debate #4: Montréal VS New-Brunswick
11h45-13h00: Lunch (75 minutes)
13h00-13h40: Debate #5: UQÀM VS Queen’s
13h45-14h25: Debate #6: McGill VS Ottawa
14h25-14h45: Break (20 minutes)
14h45-15h25: Debate #7: Saskatoon VS Laval
15h30-16h10: Debate #8: Calgary VS Alberta
17h00: End of the preliminary round
January 4th 2010: 2nd and 3rd rounds, final!
Topic of the debate: For or against the implementation of minimal sentences for financial crimes.
07h45: Arrival of the Face to face comity
08h00: Judge’s welcome
08h15: Delegate’s welcome
08h30: Second round
08h30-09h10: Debate #1
09h15-09h55: Debate #2
10h00-10h20: Break (20 minutes)
10h20-11h00: Debate #3
11h05-11h45: Debate #4
11h45-13h00: Lunch and preparation period before 3rd round (75 minutes)
13h00 : Third round
Topic of the debate: For or against the implementation of minimal sentences for financial crimes.
13h00-13h40: Debate #1
13h45-14h25: Debate #2
14h25-15h30: Preparation before the final round (65 minutes)
15h30-16h15: FINAL!
Topic of the debate: For or against the creation of a pan-Canadian securities commission.
Philippe Farley,
Moot Coordinator.
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Posted on 2009-11-26 17:37:04 by Admin
PLEADINGS COMPETITION – ORGANIZATION OF THE ACTIVITIES
Framework of the Competition: Debate, style “Face to Face”
The participants must debate and defend a position related to juridical contemporary questions. One by one, the participants must argue their position using rigorous juridical arguments.
The pleadings competition will be held on the 3rd and 4th of January, 2010. The preliminary round will be held on the 3rd of January 2010; the 2nd and 3rd rounds, as well as the final round will be held on the 4th of January 2010.
The debates that will oppose teams of different languages will be simultaneously translated by a professional translator. The translation procedure will be similar to the system used at Canadian Parliament.
Preliminary procedure before the debate
o Presentation of the subject
o Presentation of the participants
o Presentation of the judges (Bench composed of three (3) judges)
o Presentation of the mediator
The Debate
Four minutes (4) are allocated to team A for their opening statement. Four minutes (4) are also allocated to team B, for their opening statement.
Two minutes (2) are allocated to team A in order to respond to the arguments presented by their opponents. Two minutes are also allocated to team B in order to respond to the counter-arguments of the opposing team.
A minute and a half (1:30) is allocated to team A in order to conclude. A minute and a half is also allocated to team B in order to conclude.
Question Period
Judges 1st question: Any judge may address a short question to any team of his/her choice. One minute (1) is allocated to the team that is addressed the question to respond. One minute (1) is also allocated the opposing team, in order to respond to the same question.
Judges 2nd question: Any judge may address a short question to any team of his/her choice. One minute (1) is allocated to the team that is addressed the question to respond. One minute (1) is also allocated the opposing team, in order to respond to the same question.
Judges Deliberations
The judges will have the possibility to deliberate for a period between five (5) and seven (7) minutes.
Final Decision
o The judge’s decisions will be rendered on the bench.
o Each team’s point total will be revealed during the announcement of the winning team.
o The judges will motivate their decisions by specifying the strong points and weak points of each team’s debate.
o The decisions rendered by the judges are final and without appeal.
Special procedure for the 2nd and 3rd rounds
It is possible that the number of delegations present will oblige our comity to adopt a special procedure for the 2nd and 3rd rounds of pleadings. If needed, we will inform each delegation of this procedure.
Philippe Farley,
Moot Coordinator.
Posted on 2009-11-26 17:32:23 by Admin
GENERAL RULES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLEADINGS COMPETITION
1. The debates must be held in an atmosphere of respect, with participants holding the greatest esteem for their adversaries.
2. It is imperative that each team respect the time allocated for the presentation of their pleadings.
3. Business dress is highly recommended.
4. The participants must plead standing up.
5. A moderate reference to statistics is permitted. However, their abusive use will be sanctioned.
6. Accessories, notably graphs, charts, publicities and audiovisual equipment will not be permitted during the debates.
7. Only material that is of the exclusive use of the participants is permitted: notably memory aid notes and argumentation notes. The use of a computer/laptop as a memory aid is also permitted. However, we strongly advise participants to make a hard copy of all documentation used/kept on computerized technology.
8. Any violations of the above mentioned rules will bring about a 5 point penalty, reducing the total of a team’s accumulated points.
9. Rooms adjacent to the competition site will be available to participants in order for them to prepare their debates.
10. The participants have to bring their own personal laptop in order to do research on the internet. The procedure that allows connection to UQAM’s wireless system (competition site) will be transmitted and explained to the participants during the preliminary meeting, which will be held on January 2nd 2010.
11. The following rules can be modified between the date of publication on the official Jeux’ridiques-Law Games Internet website and the opening of the games. We will notify all captains of each delegation of any and all modifications to the following rules, and this, within a reasonable time limit.
12. The organization of the debates will be done according to the framework set out in the document entitled “Pleadings Competition-Organization of the Activities”.
Philippe Farley,
Moot Coordinator.
Posted on 2009-11-26 17:28:13 by Admin
Dear Participants,
The 2010 Law Games organizing committee is proud to invite you to the pleadings competition, which will be held on the 3rd and 4th of January 2010. It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we present you the academic calendar of activities.
The 2010 edition of the pleadings competition will be in the form of an oral debate, a type of “Face to Face”. We are particularly pleased to inform you that this year the debates will be translated on the spot by professional translators. For the Law Games 2010 organizing committee, it was absolutely essential and of great importance that the debates be able to be held in both official languages.
The subjects that will be debated by the participants of the pleadings competition were carefully chosen by our selection committee, in order for the juridical debates to be tied into contemporary questions. The following topics will be the object of the oral debates:
o Preliminary round: For or against bringing Canadian citizen Omar Khadr back to Canada.
o 2nd and 3rd rounds: For or against the implementation of minimal sentences for financial crimes.
o Final: For or against the creation of a pan-Canadian securities commission.
We will announce shortly the bench of esteemed judges that will preside over the pleadings competition and evaluate all of the participating teams. Also, a detailed schedule of the competition will be available as soon as we have confirmation of participation from all of the participating delegations.
The 2010 Law Games is arriving at full speed and the organizing committee is anxious to welcome you in great numbers!
Looking forward to making all of your acquaintances!
Sincerely,
Philippe Farley,
Moot Coordinator.
