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The Student Guide to Mooting is a comprehensive guide to legal argument. This is an ideal introductory text to the subject of mooting as well as a quick reference for more experienced competitors at internal, national and international levels. This book guides the student on researching and structuring an argument, use of legal authority, presentation skills, court address, and provides details of internal, national and international legal argument competitions. It includes a worked example applying the two stage method to creating a legal argument in a moot court and offers guidelines to judges and clerks of competitions. Contents: Introduction to Mooting Counsel Stage 1: The Problem and the Moot Point Stage 2: Making a Legal Argument Use of Authority Use of Time Court Etiquette Team Tactics and Strategies Body Language and Presentation Skills The Judge Procedure on the Day of the Moot Advice for the Judge Advice for the Clerk Mooting Competitions Conclusion Appendix: Mooting Example - Criminal Law MICHAEL HAMMOND is a law student at the University of Aberdeen; MARGARET ROSS is a solicitor and Professor of Law at the University of Aberdeen. DUNDEE UNIVERSITY PRESS [DUP logo]