Appellate Advocacy & Moot Court

The Connecticut Moot Court Board members consist of the most promising oral advocates at the University of Connecticut School of Law. The Board strives to promote the development of oral and written advocacy skills, to enhance the reputation of the University of Connecticut School of Law by maintaining a high level of quality and prestige, and to augment the legal education of members and the student body by introducing students to, and providing them with the opportunity to debate, emerging jurisprudential issues.

This collection offers digital access to the records, briefs, and related organizational materials from the 1st to the most recent (1950-current) annual National Moot Court Competitions.

This compilation includes the Problem, the Judges' Bench Memorandum, the Official Rules, the United States Supplement to the Official Rules, a List of Competing Schools, Results, and Best Memorials of the year's Jessup Competition.

The National Moot Court Competition is an annual inter-law school event co-sponsored by New York City Bar Association's National Moot Court Competition Committee and the American College of Trial Lawyers.

More information about the competition from the American College of Trial Lawyers.

The Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, administered by the International Law Students Association (ILSA), is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the United Nations.

The ABA Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) emphasizes the development of oral advocacy skills through a realistic appellate advocacy experience.

The ICC Moot Court Competition welcomes universities from all over the world for a large scale moot court simulating the proceedings of the International Criminal Court (ICC).