Moot Court Programs
The Moot Court program is designed to give students experience both in the preparation of cases for argument and in the actual presentation of such arguments before appellate courts.
First-year moots are part of the Legal Research and Writing Program.
Upper-year moot programs are also carried out each year. The Western Canada Moot Court Competition involves student counsel from the six law schools in the four Western provinces. The Jessup Moot Court Competition in International Law involves a Canadian round attended by a large majority of Canadian and international law schools, with the winner competing in the international final against universities from a number of countries. In 1991, the team from the College of Law finished first in the final competition in Washington, D.C. Students also compete in the Gale Moot Court Competition, the Laskin Moot Court Competition and a non-competitive moot, the Aboriginal Rights Moot (Kawaskimhon - "Speaking with Knowledge").