International Moot Court brochure

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Testimonial DIOGO PEREIRA My experience with the UM International Moot Court Board gave me unparalleled practical experience. Through the competitions with the board, I strengthened my substantive knowledge of international law and sharpened my litigation skills. The training received through the program gave me a greater awareness of my body language and vocal style and taught me to play to my strengths in order to persuade.

These skills were essential in being honored in International competitions but are also skills that are useful in an interview settings.

The board furthermore gave me an opportunity to meet many like-minded students from around the world and to meet impressive professionals in the fields of law that most interest me.

The two competitions I participated in (VIS and Moot Madrid) were essential in helping me secure my current employment. They allowed me to demonstrate my knowledge of International Arbitration in a global setting in both English and Spanish. I am currently working for the International Arbitration group at the Paris office Shearman & Sterling LLP where I have been hard at work dealing with real matters in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

The training I received through my coursework and my Mooting experience has made me very comfortable in this environment and comfortable with cutting edge issues in International Arbitration.

Contact Us Professor Paula Arias, Director International Moot Court Program 1311 Miller Drive - A316B Coral Gables, FL 33146-8087 p: 305.284.1154 f: 305.284.6619 parias@law.miami.edu www.law.miami.edu/intlmootcourt

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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW

International Moot Court Program

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Competition Cities

In the INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURT PROGRAM, students represent the University of Miami School of Law in various legal competitions around the

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world while obtaining course credit. The program

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is comprised of both a workshop and participation in one international moot court competition. These multiple interschool competitions take place across the globe and in them Miami Law students have the opportunity to argue different international law issues and work with other future attorneys from different countries, cultures and legal systems.

Miami

The Hague

The program is led by the student organization International Moot Court Board (IMCB), a litigationoriented organization dedicated to providing a forum in which students can develop the skills necessary to research and argue issues concerning a matter of public or private international law.

Competitions

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Competencia Internacional de Arbitraje Comercial (Competition in Spanish), Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court Competition, Vienna, Austria

In front of a mock International Tribunal, students act as counselors and advocate the different sides of a case based on a problem written by an organization

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or school. The students analyze the problem, identify the legal issues, research the law, write the briefs and orally present it to the moot court. In essence,

Students interested in having fun while engaging

the students learn how to litigate a case in front of

in a challenging litigation and international law

an international tribunal doing what an attorney

experience are ideal for this program.

does in real life. Competitions include:

Requirements

INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW • The ICC (International Criminal Court) Trial Competition, The Hague, The Netherlands

1. 2L, 3L and LL.M. students may try out for the

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program

Pace/ICC (International Criminal Court) Moot, White Plains, NY

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTER-AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEM • Susan J. Ferrell Intercultural Human Rights Moot Court Competition, Miami, FL •

Inter-American Human Rights Competition, Washington, D.C.

INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT PROTECTION LAW • Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2. Excellent advocacy skills or a desire to learn advocacy skills 3. 3.0 GPA 4. Good writing and research skills

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION • Moot Madrid (Competition in Spanish), Madrid, Spain

INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW • The Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Washington, D.C.

5. Though not required, other languages are a plus, especially Spanish and Portuguese.

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