********************* THIS EVENT FOR THE YEAR 2021 HAS ENDED *********************
Administration
-
The Competition is organised by the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford. There shall be a permanent administrative body, called the Price Moot Court Administration (PA).
-
The administrators comprising the PA shall be responsible for all administrative matters concerning the Competition and shall supply and distribute all necessary information to the participating teams.
-
The official email for all correspondence with the PA is pricemootoxford@law.ox.ac.uk.
Timeline
The 2021 International Rounds of the 14th Annual Price Media Law Moot Court Competition will be held online due to Covid-19 globally from 12 - 16 April 2021. The Price Moot Court Team developed a Virtual International Rounds.
|
Date
|
Event
|
|
APRIL 09, 2021
|
Q & A Briefing Session
|
|
APRIL 12, 2021
|
Preliminary Rounds
|
|
APRIL 13, 2021
|
Preliminary Rounds
|
|
APRIL 14, 2021
|
Preliminary Rounds
|
|
APRIL 15, 2021
|
Semi-Finals
|
|
APRIL 16, 2021
|
Finals
|
|
APRIL 16, 2021
|
Award Ceremony
|
Participation and Qualification
Qualifications of Team Members
-
The Competition is open to students enrolled in a university pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Law at the time the competition takes place. Students currently enrolled in or who have completed a research degree are not eligible to participate.
-
Graduate or undergraduate students who are not enrolled in a Law degree but who are pursuing some other course of study in Law may be eligible to participate at the discretion of the PA.
-
A previous participant is eligible to participate in the Competition as a representative for the university for which they previously participated, or a university in which they are newly enrolled provided that they meet all other requirements of this rule.
-
Previous participation as a Memorial or Oral Round Judge, in any Regional Round or the International Rounds of the Competition, disqualifies an individual from eligibility to participate as a member of a team.
-
These requirements do not apply to coaches of the teams.
Appointing and Selecting Team Members
-
An institution cannot register more than one (1) team and all team members must be from the same institution unless a specific exemption from this requirement has been granted by the PA.
-
Students interested in participating in the Competition must first contact the concerned authorities in their respective institutions and receive the requisite authorization to represent the institution in the Competition.
-
In educational systems where a university has constituent colleges, each college can register a team or the university as such can be represented by a team comprising students from different constituent colleges.
-
Teams located in countries where there are applicable Regional Rounds of the Competition may only register for the International Rounds of the Competition if they have successfully qualified for the International Rounds in accordance with the rules of qualification in the Regional Rounds in question.
Number of Team Members
-
Teams are expected to comprise no less than two (2) members and must have no more than six (6) members.
-
No other person, including the coach, may assist the team with researching, writing, editing or otherwise constructing its arguments. Failure to observe this rule may result in penalisation or disqualification by the PA.
Team Coaches and Observers
-
Each team is permitted only one (1) coach who must be registered in addition to the team members.
-
Coaches are limited to providing general advice on applicable law, research methods and oral and written advocacy.
-
The participation of observers or any other team affiliate must be communicated to the PA before the Competition and approval. During the Competition, for the avoidance of doubt, those participants must be clearly marked as such. Failure to comply with this rule may result in the team being sanctioned.
Qualification Process for International Rounds
-
In order to qualify for the International Rounds, teams must compete from their respective region, where regional rounds are functioning. Teams are prohibited from competing in any other region unless they have extenuating circumstances that are confirmed by prior written permission from the members of the PA.
-
Where teams do not fall within any region that hosts Regional Rounds, the PA reserves the right to directly qualify such teams to the International Rounds based on the quality of their memorials.
Registration
-
A registration form prescribed by the PA including the participants’ names, their current academic programme(s), the name of the coach, university, and other contact information for all team members must be submitted to the PA.
-
At the time of registration, teams shall select an official point of contact from the participating team who will be responsible for all official correspondence between the team and the PA.
-
In the case of any change of registered information, the team is obliged immediately to communicate changes with the PA.
-
After registration, participating teams will be provided with a Team Number, which will serve as their unique identifier both for Memorials and at the Oral Rounds. Teams qualifying for International Rounds from Regional Rounds will have the same Team Numbers as assigned for Regional Rounds.
Competition Scoring and Prize
Best Memorials
Best Individual Oralist
-
The participant with the highest average score at the conclusion of the Preliminary Rounds will be adjudged the Best Individual Oralist. The average score will be calculated by dividing the total number of points of each speaker by the number of times the speaker has presented oral arguments.
-
In the case of four (4) Preliminary Rounds in the Competition participants have to present oral arguments a minimum of two (2) times to be eligible for this prize.
Best Oralist - Finals
Previous Winners
-
2008: International Islamic University Malaysia
-
2009: Cardozo School of Law
-
2010: Singapore Management University
-
2011: Belgrade Law School
-
2012: Nalsar University of Law
-
2013: National Law University, Delhi
-
2014: Jindal Global Law School
-
2015: University of the Philippines
-
2016: Singapore Management University
-
2017: Singapore Management University
-
2018: University of San Carlos
-
2019: University of the Philippines
-
2020: Singapore Management University
-
2021: National Law School of India University
