Rules for the 10th Grand Intra Moot Court Competition 2016

Rules for the 10th Grand Intra Moot Court Competition 2016

MEMORIALS

 The written memorials shall conform to the set standards:

1. Written submissions shall be printed on white standard A4 size paper.

2. The font and size of the text used in all parts of the written submissions (except the covers) shall be in Times New Roman size 12 and footnotes shall be in Times New Roman size 10.

3. The text in all parts of each written submission shall have 2 line spacing except the text of footnotes and headings which shall be single spaced.

4. The comprehensive arguments with appropriate citations shall be contained in the Pleadings. The teams shall follow the 19th edition of the Bluebook mode of citation. The Pleadings shall not exceed 25 pages.

5. The cover page of the Memorials should be BLUE for appellant and RED for the respondent, soft cover and stapled.

6. Five copies of each side should be submitted (i.e. 5 Petitioner + 5 Respondent=10 copies).

7. Soft copy submission of memorials- 11^th March, 2016 latest by 11:59 p.m. on pgclintra@gmail.com 

8. Hard copy Submission of memorials- 12^th March, 2016 from 12 p.m. onwards till 3 p.m.

9.  Late submission of memorials will lead to negative marking of 1 point by every 1 hour from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 12th March, 2016. A penalty of 4 marks will be imposed on the teams submitting the memorials after 6:00 p.m. No Memorials shall be accepted after 12:10 pm on 13th March, 2016.

 Contents of Written Submissions:

The written submission shall include the following:

I. Cover Page

II. Table of Contents

III. Index of Authorities

IV. Statement of Jurisdiction

V. Statement of Facts

VI. Statement of Issues

VII. Summary of Pleadings

VIII. Pleadings

IX. Prayer

STRUCTURE OF ROUNDS

The oral rounds shall comprise of:

a) Preliminary Rounds

b) Quarter-final Rounds

c) Semi-final Rounds and

d) Final Round

Each side shall be allowed 25 minutes for their oral submissions (Including rebuttal). One speaker cannot exceed 10 minutes in the Preliminary Round and Quarter-final Rounds. In the Semi-finals and the Finals the teams have 45 minutes for their oral presentations (Including rebuttal), one speaker cannot exceed 20 minutes.

The marks for memorials shall not be included in the marks for oral submissions for the purpose of calculating the total in the Preliminary Round; however in case of a tie the same shall be included.

RESEARCHER’S TEST

      A Researcher’s Test shall also be conducted for adjudicating the ‘Best Researcher’ on 16^th of March, 2016. The Researcher’s Test is not compulsory and those who are not participating in the Moot Court Competition may also participate in the Researcher’s Test.

Incase you have any doubts, please contact:

Shantam Mandhyan- 9930093523

Aditi Thakur - 8097487133