Mooting Journey: Start to Finish

Conference: British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) 2017

Dates: 10-12 April 2017

Publisher: Bournemouth University

Place of Publication: Bournemouth, UK

Abstract:

Mooting is a legal debate where students take the role of an appellant or a respondent within a courtroom setting where they will orally present points of law before a judge. Mooting is a significant area within law for both law students and politics students, as it includes advocacy skills that are vital within the legal and political world. It unique as it is in a court setting where a decision rests on those arguments being ‘persuasive’, making it an area where students tend to struggle There are websites and some resources on these legal skills, however they are limited in how they chart mooting skills development. The videos are usually generic whereas, whereas mooting itself is extremely specific. Mooting is a detailed analysis of what the law means or may mean in a SPECIFIC area of law.

Building upon the recent expansion of co-created advocacy at Bournemouth University, its’ mooting society together with Dr Max Lowenstein are poised to deliver significant outputs in 2017. Our aim is therefore to work with the 90 student members and analyse their progress from the beginning of their mooting journey, to the end. This will be done through surveys, diary blogs and workshops to create a final presentation and video.

Data set is based upon qualitatively gathered student perceptions regarding their mooting skills learning journey using interviews and workshops.

Source: Manual