The idea of moot court comes from the Anglo-Saxon academic tradition. Originally they came from American universities where they are a constant and official part of legal education. Nowadays many other countries have adopted this kind of legal education as well.
The aim of a moot court is to improve the legal knowledge of students. It is of primary importance to prepare and train them for proper and successful acting in court, the use of rhetoric gestures, speaking without notes, self confidence and intellectual flexibility. A moot court will teach the kind of knowledge that is important for the practical aspects of a lawyer's life - to create links between theory and practice.
Moot Courts are a very good exercise in which students can put the academic knowledge acquired at the universities to practice while enhancing their presentation and public speaking skills. It is for this reason that ELSA encourages moot court competitions.
Every year several national moot court competitions are organised by national ELSA Groups. Competitions taking place at local level are even more numerous. Furthermore, ELSA International arranges an international ELSA moot court competition.
For more information on national and/or local competitions please contact the respective ELSA group.
For information about the international competition please contact ELSA International.
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