Module: Moot Court Advocacy & Analysis

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Moot Court Advocacy & Analysis
Module Code	LAW1012 (ITS: LG145)
Faculty	Law & Government	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10

Description

This module aims to give students an understanding of how law and advocacy function in court. During the module, students study advocacy styles, learn about the role of advocates in the administration of justice and develop their skills in legal analysis and public speaking. During the module, students will represent parties in a hypothetical case, as part of which they will prepare written submissions and deliver their arguments in an oral presentation to a Moot Court. By requiring students to interact with a legal brief, analyse its contents, conduct research, prepare written memorials and present oral submissions, the Moot Court course develops students' ability to construct cogent legal arguments and offers an insight into the role and activities of barristers practicing in Ireland.

Learning Outcomes

1. to understand how legal arguments are constructed based on legal materials (statute law, case law, the Constitution)
2. to understand how memorials of written arguments are drafted
3. to understand how oral submissions are properly made to the court
4. to have a deeper insight into substantive law subjects as the hypothetical case examined will reflect issues addressed in other law courses
5. to appreciate the reality of the law in action
6. to have a greater understanding of the importance of diligent legal research
7. to be confident in presenting and defending legal arguments by way of oral presentation.
8. to develop key skills such as team work, organisation, self- management and communication.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	22	Attendance and Participation
Tutorial	24	Attendance and Participation
Independent Study	67	Individual Research and Preparation for Oral Presentation
Group work	137	Group work on the preparation and submission of the memorial; and participation in the mini-moot and main moot
Total Workload: 250

Section Breakdown
CRN	10883	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Emma McEvoy	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Oral Examination	Oral mini-moot	10%	n/a
Group assignment	Written memorial outlining legal arguments prepared by and marked as group work	20%	n/a
Oral Examination	Oral final moot	70%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

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Indicative Reading List

Books:

John Snape,Gary Watt: 2004, How to Moot, Oxford University Press, USA, 300, 0406979510,

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None