Moot Court

A moot court simulates a court hearing (usually an appeal against a final decision), in which participants analyze a problem, research the relevant law, prepare written submissions, and present oral arguments. Moot problems are typically set in areas of law that are unsettled or that have been subject to recent developments. They usually involve two grounds of appeal, argued by each side.

The procedure imitates that followed in real courts: the judge enters, the mooters and the judge bow to each other, the clerk announces the matter, the mooters give their appearances and are then called on, in turn, to present their submissions; the judge asks questions to the mooters, the court adjourns, and the judge then returns to deliver a brief judgment and some feedback.

In Som Law College, we organize moot court every year where every student who is interested participate in the event where they are provided with a problem (Moot Problem), students do legal research concerning that problem and prepare a memorial based on that research and based on that memorial they argue before the Moot Court, and this is how we train the students for their law career.