Publié le 2009-11-26 17:37:04 par 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.
