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A moot court team competition provides an introduction to legal research, analysis and advocacy. The course will begin with seminar-style discussions on International Criminal Law with specific attention to the International Criminal Court. The moot court team will write three short memorials requiring research and arguments based on the three participants in ICC prosecutions, typically, the Prosecution, the Defense and the Victims’ Advocate. As the teams prepare their written memorials, the course shifts to discussion of legal research and writing techniques. Per the competition rules, academic coaches “are not allowed to give any instruction or information specific to the problem.” Once the memorials have been submitted, the class prepares for oral arguments. Each school team will participate in three rounds of oral arguments and have the opportunity of arguing from all three perspectives. Enrollment in the ICC Course is limited to five students. However, each team can only consist of three oralists. Two additional students are permitted by the competition organizers if they are associated with the team as “researchers.” “Researchers” can help draft and write the memorials and sit as co-counsel during the competition arguments, but will have a non-speaking role. The problem and the brief schedule for the 2018 competition has not been released yet, but information should be available by November. Oral arguments will be heard in White Plains, NY at Pace Law School on the weekend of March 16 – March 18, 2018. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>