Tools
Subject Guides
Mooting and Advocacy
Where to Start:
If you are unsure about your subject, look it up in a dictionary or encyclopedia. Or try a handbook for the latest information with facts and figures. Why not try:
| Butterworths Concise Australian Legal Dictionary 3rd Ed. | REF K/211/.K1 BUT/2004 |
| Legal Terms | REF K/211/.K1 LEG/1998 |
| Halsbury's Laws of Australia | REF K/218/.K1 HAL/1991 |
Mooting Manual |
KL 93 .K1 GYG 1997 |
Books:
Use the Library catalogue to search for books held in the Library.
Advocacy |
KL 60 ROS 2005 |
Winning advocacy: preparation, questions, argument Hugh Selby and Graeme Blank |
KL 93.K1 SEL 2004 |
Modern trial advocacy |
KL 93.G1 LUB 2004 |
Cardinal rules of advocacy: understanding and mastering fundamental principles of persuasion Douglas S. Lavine |
KL 93.G1 LAV 2002 |
Fundamentals of trial techniques |
KL 93 .K1 MAU 2001 |
Young lawyers' reference collection 2003 |
KL 85 .K1 YOU 2003 |
Electronic Resources (including Journal Databases):
Electronic resources provide secondary sources of information such as journal articles, news, reports and/or primary sources of information such as cases and legislation. Access electronic resources including journal databases from the Library's Electronic Resources page.
Attorney General's Information Service covering all aspects of law. Mainly Australian information |
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Major web site with Australian cases and legislation and some full text journals |
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| LexisNexis AU | Australian law products including Unreported Judgments, Casebase and College of Law Papers |
| Hein Online | Full text journal articles - mainly US but also international and foreign |
Full text coverage for selected journals – mainly U.S. |
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United States , International and Australian legislation, case law and journal articles |
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Worldwide coverage of primary and secondary sources and includes Australian case law and legislation |
Journals:
Journals may have more up-to-date information than books. You can search for journals using the Library catalogue. Try the following to start:
| Bench mark: Newsletter of the University of Queensland moot court bench | KL 93 .K2Q.001 BEN |
Philip C. Jessup International law moot court competitiion cosponsored by the Association of Student International Law Societies and the American Society of International Law |
Web Resources:
You can try searching the Internet for more resources.
University of Cambridge – Guide to Mooting |
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An Introduction to Mooting |
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Mooting.com |
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MootingNet |
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University of New South Wales Law Society - Mooting Manual |
http://www.unswlawsoc.org/publications/files/2001-mootingmanual.html |
Other Resources:
Other resources are available for some subject areas. Try these publications:
Australian civil procedure |
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Basic Mooting Skills [videorecording] Terry Gygar |
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Introduction to advocacy : briefwriting and oral argument in moot court competition |
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Learning to moot [videorecording] |
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Presenting your case [videorecording] : lecture by assistant professor Terry Gygar, February |