OFFICIAL RULES OF THE

2019 INTER-CLASS MOOT COURT COMPETITION

The 2019 Inter-class Moot Court Competition shall have two aspects: the
submission of written memorials and the oral pleadings. The written memorials
shall be graded and the oral pleadings shall be judged during the Moot Court
competition.

I. Written Memorials

Each team shall submit Memorials or written pleadings arguing each party’s case.
Each team shall prepare an Applicant’s Memorial and a Respondent’s Memorial.

A. Deadline for Submissions. Memorials shall be completely submitted on or

before ____________. Late memorials shall be subject to a deduction of 5 points
per day.

Submission shall only be deemed prompt and complete when both hard and soft
copies of the Memorial have been submitted on or before the deadline.

B. Format. Memorials shall comply with the requirements of A.M. No. 11-9-4-SC,
or the Efficient Use of Paper Rule.

Each team shall submit both hard and soft copies of their respective Memorials.
Soft copies shall be in .doc or .docx formats only. Soft copies of Memorials
submitted in .pdf or any other format shall be deemed as not submitted.

Soft copies of Memorials shall be emailed to attyedler@gmail.com and shall

contain as the subject “EH 300, Applicant_Memorials” or “EH 300,
Respondent_Memorials”.

C. Contents. Each Memorial shall ensure proper footnoting and citation of

sources and shall contain the following:

Index of Authorities. The Index shall tabulate all legal citations and
authorities used in the pleadings, sorting them by type such as, but not
limited to, Laws and Regulations, UN Resolutions, Jurisprudence, and
Commentaries including Books and Journals.

Statement of Jurisdiction. Each Memorial shall state how and why the
tribunal has jurisdiction to take cognizance over the case.

Statement of Facts. The statement of facts must be concise and supported

by the facts narrated in or may be logically inferred from, the Compromis.
Questions Presented. Each Memorial shall state the issues to be resolved in
the case.

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 Summary of Pleadings/Arguments. The Summary of Pleadings/Arguments
should briefly state each party’s position and grounds relied upon to support
that position.

Pleadings/Arguments. The parties may discuss comprehensively and at

length all grounds, factual and legal, relied upon in the making of their case.

Conclusion and Prayer for Relief. On the basis of the Statement of Facts and
the Pleadings/Arguments made, parties shall state the reliefs sought.

D. Length. The entire Memorial, with the exception of the Index of Authorities,
shall be no longer than 4,500 words. Words in excess of the maximum shall be
penalized with a deduction of 3 points per 10 words.

II. Oral Rounds

A. Qualifying Rounds.

B. Timekeeping. Official time shall be kept by the Bailiff who shall, for that
purpose, display timecards or otherwise indicate remaining time to the Oralists
and Panel of Judges.

Each team shall be allotted 30 minutes to orally present their case. Any team who
continues to argue their case beyond the allotted time shall be penalized with a
deduction of 2 points for every excess minute.

Judges may, at their discretion, grant time extensions.

C. Appearances. Each team orally arguing their case must consist of, at most, two
Oralists and, one rebuttalist or sur-rebutallist (3 Counsels). When the case is called
and appearances are made, the team must manifest how it wishes to allocate its
time between: (1) the First Oralist, (2) the Second Oralist, (3) the Rebuttal (for the
Applicant team), and (4) the Sur-Rebuttal (for the Responding Team).

D. Forfeiture. A team appearing without any Oralist shall be deemed to have

forfeited the round.

E. Order of Pleadings. The order of oral pleadings shall be:

Applicant --> Respondent --> Rebuttal by the Applicant --> Sur-Rebuttal by

the Respondent.

Rebuttals shall refute only the Respondent’s arguments. Sur-Rebuttals shall

refute only the Applicant’s Rebuttal. Neither Rebuttal nor Sur-Rebuttal may
introduce new arguments.

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Rebuttals and Sur-Rebuttals are optional are the discretion of the team. The
waiver of a rebuttal will automatically result in the forfeiture of a sur-rebuttal.

Rebuttals and Sur-Rebuttals may be delivered by any member of the team. The
team need not indicate in advance the name of the team member who will deliver
the Rebuttal or Sur-Rebuttal.

F. Courtroom Communications and Electronic Devices.

Pleading teams are exhorted to observe courtesy and respect not only towards
the tribunal, but also towards each other.

Team members are proscribed from the creation of any unnecessary noise and
distractions during the proceedings. Communications between team members at
any point during the proceedings shall be made through written notes.

During the proceedings, teams and spectators alike must ensure that all mobile
devices are switched off or placed in silent or flight mode. Teams shall not be
allowed to bring electronic and digital devices with them to the counsels’ table.
Any team in violation of this rule shall be penalized with a deduction of 1 point per
device.