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McGill Intramural Air Law Speed Moot

Friday, March 23, 2018 14:00to18:00
Peel 3690 Boardroom (room 102), 3690 rue Peel, Montreal, QC, H3A 1W9, CA

Organized by the Institute of Air and Space Law, the McGill Intramural Air Law Speed Moot Competition will provide McGill law students at the BCL/LLB, LLM and DCL levels with the unique opportunity to grapple with fascinating topics and legal issues in aviation, and provide a platform for budding lawyers to perfect their oral advocacy and public speaking skills, as teams will debate The State of McGillia v. the State of Concordia in the Matter of State Subsidies to Airlines.

To participate, each team must field two members. There will be no written submissions. Teams will make oral arguments only. The forum tribunal will be the International Court of Justice. The case problem will involve the international air law principle, found in many bilateral air services treaties, that puts a restrictive cap on the amount of foreign ownership of national airlines. The case will have only two principal issues (one for each team member). Arguments will be limited to ten minutes for each oralist. Each team will argue at least once for the appellant and once for the respondent. 

There will be a post-moot celebration dinner and prizes for the best team and the best individual oralist. 

For more information and to register, visit www.mcgill.ca/iasl/airmoot

Deadline to apply to participate: Friday, March 16.

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