National Schools Moot Court Competition - March and April 2012 The first annual National Schools Moot Court Competition took place at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on National Human Rights Day, 21 March 2011. Teams from four schools in each of the nine provinces – a total of 72 learners - were selected to participate in this groundbreaking event. The second annual National Schools Moot Court Competition will be aimed at creating greater awareness in schools and communities in South Africa about the Constitution and the values that it embodies through active participation. The aim is also to encourage talented young people to consider pursuing a career in law. This Competition provides a unique opportunity for learners to develop their research, writing and oral advocacy skills as they endeavour to come to grips with some of the constitutional issues that are presently facing our country. The Competition will be organised by a different grouping of law faculties each year, with the Universities of Pretoria, Venda, Cape Town and Western Cape taking responsibility for the second round in 2011/12. All law faculties in the country will be asked to make some of their capacity available to support the individual learners in preparing for the Competition. The collaboration of the organised legal profession will also be sought to assist learners. All secondary schools in South Africa will be invited to enter a team of two learners. The first round will be in written form. Learners will be expected to write two short essays (two to four pages for each essay) setting out the opposing sides of the case.The registration forms must be received by the organisers by 15 December 2011 and the essays must be received by the organisers by 30 January 2012. Moderate extension will be given to schools who contact us in this regard. Like us on Facebook Photo Gallery of the 2011 Competition   _________________________________________________ Read more about the event: Invitation What is a Moot? Participating organisations Documents: How to register? Important dates Fictional problem Annexure 1 Annexure 2 Information package to assist learners with fictional problem  Lecture by Justice Chaskalson on the Constitution of South Africa Example of an essay: Applicant 8 Respondent 8 Applicant 21 Respondent 21 Applicant 24 Respondent 24 Applicant 34 Respondent 34 Rules: Rules of the Moot Competition Memorial Marking Sheet Oral Round Scoring Sheet Judges Instructions   The 2011/12 National Schools Moot Court Competition in a nutshell Slideshow   Contact details of the organiser: Cherryl-Lee Botterill Cherryl.botterill@gmail.com Mobile: 082 780 4647 FAQ Answers to your questions Archives: View the 2010 archives View the 2009 archives