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Mooting is one of the prime activities at GNLU. The extent of enthusiasm can be understood from the fact that in the Academic year 2007-08, the total no of participants in two editions of the Intra-University moot court competitions was more than 400 students. GNLU teams have represented in various national & international moot court competitions and “the young mooters” have already started winning both at the national and the international level. In the last academic year, GNLU has participated in around 40 international and national moot court competitions.
GNLU has a rigorous qualifying structure comprising of 2 rounds in every semester. The problem for the 1st round which is an elimination round, is normally based on domestic law while for the 2nd round, which is a merit round, it is premised upon International law. The successful participants are then offered moot court competition based on the ranking achieved. The oralists are chosen as per their rankings, while the researcher is as per the choice of oralist from within the merit list only.
For the 1st year students, the moot problem is normally based on Tort Law with elements of Constitutional Law. The top 20 students from the intra rounds of the 1st year are eligible to participate with the seniors in the 2nd round. One thing that must be noted here is that that there is no demarcation between the 1st years and the rest of the batches as far as opportunities are concerned, when it comes to representing the University. It means that even the 1st years are entitled to represent the University that too as Speakers, including in International moot court competitions. This is one of the key initiatives that the MCC has taken. We find it to be a very successful initiative, as the results have shown. This policy is very unique and rewarding. The MCC also conducts special orientation program for the 1st years to acquaint the students about the moot court.
The Moot Court Committee also conducts special round for selecting researchers. The basic objective of this initiative is to give a platform to those students who have good research skills but have court room phobia. By this move these students get a platform to showcase their skills and boundless talents. It’s a kind of talent search for the GNLU students.
The MCC also conducts special rounds known as “Vis Programme” for the Williem C. Vis Vienna and Hong Kong International Arbitration Moot Court Competition. It is a unique programme conducted completely by the GNLU students who have represented GNLU in Williem C. Vis Vienna and Hong Kong Moot Court.
The recent success of our teams in various moot court competition including International moot court competitions would be attributed to the hard work put in by the team members. What cannot be over looked is the fact that the selection rounds in the University are itself very tough which invariably results in the best people being chosen to represent the University.
The MCC can be contacted at:
Mr. Girish R., Faculty Convener, Moot Court Committee, (+91) 8128650806
Mr. Manju Sagar, Student Convener, (+91) 9924183995
Ms. Radhika Chadva, Student Co-Convener ,(+91) 9825443386
Mr. Kapish Mandhyan, Student Secretary, (+91) 9924510616
All Communications, queries and doubts can be addressed to the ID: mcc@gnlu.ac.in
Rules for Intra Moot Court Competition
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