General Information
| Course Code | R_ALT |
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| Credits | 3 EC |
| Period | P4+5+6 |
| Course Level | 300 |
| Language of Tuition | English |
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Course Coordinator | mr. drs. S.B. Jonasse |
| Examiner | mr. drs. S.B. Jonasse |
| Teaching Staff |
mr. drs. S.B. Jonasse |
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Part of programme(s)
Bachelor
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Practical Information
You cannot register for this course yourself. Look at the bottom of this page at "Custom Course Registration" for more information.
The maximum number of students for this course is 15.
Target audiences
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Course Objective
Introduction to the practice of litigation. Awareness of how solicitors and judges operate in litigation. Ability to analyse a factual case from a legal perspective and to translate this case into a well-considered legal point of view. Ability to plead in a court setting or to direct a court session. Ability to evaluate the interaction between solicitors and judges during court pleadings.
Course Content
The Amsterdam Law Trials is a Moot Court Competition between teams of talented students from VU and UvA and of law-track students from AUC and PPLE. The emphasis is on how solicitors and judges professionally approach a case and prepare a court session. In line with the faculty's Law in Action approach, students operate in teams of solicitors, coached by solicitors from leading Amsterdam law firms, or panels of judges, coached by judges from the Amsterdam District Court. The (civil) cases are pleaded in English according to contemporary Dutch law, but the litigation takes place according to international rules of moot court procedure. The best teams of each law track will perform a Mock Trial (finals) in a different case. The Mock Trial is a public event.
Additional Information Teaching Methods
Moot court participation as solicitor or judge, written pleadings or case analysis.
Participation in four faculty sessions (to prepare for pleading).
Method of Assessment
Moot court participation as solicitor or judge, written pleadings or case analysis.
Literature
Selected literature.Additional Information Target Audience
This element is part of the Honours Programme and aims particularly at participation of honours students, preferably at B3 level.
Additional Information
- Vakcode:
- Periode: Period 4 + 5 + 6
- Credits: 3.0
- Voertaal: English
- Faculteit: Faculty of Law
- Docent(en): Mr. drs. S.B. Jonasse and external coaches
- Lesmethode(n): Moot Court
- Niveau: 300
Custom Course Registration
Mail to: alt.rechten@vu.nl or amsterdamlawtrials@gmail.com