LAWS 2250 鈥� Willms and Shier Environmental Law Moot
CREDIT HOURS: 3
The Willms & Shier Environmental Law Moot is a national mooting competition, focused on current issues in environmental law, sponsored by the law firm of Willms & Shier and Osgoode Hall Law School. The moot is held biennially in Toronto, in the winter term. Mooters prepare a written factum for one side of a case on appeal, and make oral arguments on both sides of the issues before panels of judges and specialist practitioners. The course is open to second and third-year students, with either two or four students (in two-student teams). A minimum of two students is required. Selection will be conducted through written applications, and may include a brief oral exercise. Criteria include academic ability, advocacy skills and interest in the subject area.
NOTE: that students may participate in only one competitive moot during their degree program.
Prerequisite(s):听狈辞苍别.
Co-requisite(s):聽Environmental Law I (LAWS 2104).
Assessment Method:聽Research, Factum preparation and oral Advocacy. Students may count this course as their major paper requirement, if they wish to do so.
Restrictions:聽Students are not permitted to audit this course.
*This course is unavailable to International Linkages students.