Learning outcome

After completion of the course, the students will have gained the following knowledge, skills and general competences:

Knowledge

The candidate will gain:

• knowledge in the substantive and procedural law, as well as legal methodology of the subject area of the moot court competition
• knowledge on the ethical challenges of lawyers in the society by representing a case on behalf of a two opposing (fictional) parties to a dispute

Skills

The candidate will be able to:

• argue in writing and orally for a legal position in a clear and precise manner (in English)
• research and identify legal problems in a complex case
• deal with concrete legal questions in a new area of law
• contribute to the drafting of legal submissions of lawyers

General competence

The candidate will gain the competence to

• to use legal knowledge and skills independently
• to understand the role of lawyers in classic dispute resolution situations
• to cooperate in a team with other lawyers on a legal question
• to interact in an international environment with lawyers and law students from around Europe or around the world
• convey legal reasoning to other lawyers