SIXTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION

Tampa-St. Petersburg

The Tampa-St. Petersburg area is adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico. The average high temperature for late October is 80 degrees (27 degrees c), and the area provides a host of recreational opportunities, including fishing, boating, and golfing. St. Petersburg is home to the Florida International and Salvador Dali Museums, while Tampa offers visitors the Busch Gardens theme park and animal preserve, the Florida Aquarium with over 4300 of Florida's aquatic animals and plants, and the nightlife of historic Ybor City. Stetson is also a short 90-minute drive from Orlando and Walt Disney World, Epcot Center, Disney-MGM Studios, Universal Studios Florida, and Sea World.  Each Competition packet will include the St. Petersburg 2001 Official Visitors' Guide highlighting these and other recreational activities.

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Hotel Accommodations

Stetson has reserved a block of rooms (double and triple occupancy) for participants at the Holiday Inn in St. Pete Beach, which is right on the beach. The rate is $111 per night (plus 11% tax). When making reservations, be sure to inform them that you are participating in Stetson’s International Environmental Moot Court Competition.

Holiday Inn
5250 Gulf Boulevard
St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706
Toll Free: 1-800-448-0901
Telephone: (727) 360-1811
Fax: (727) 360-3898
http://www.holidayinnflorida.com 

 

Results of the 2000 Competition

The 2000 Competition was a great success. Twenty-one teams from ten states and three foreign countries participated. The winning teams are listed below.

First Place:	Loyola (New Orleans) University School of Law
Runner-up:	Florida State University College of Law
Semifinalists:	National Law School of India University Pepperdine University School of Law
Quarterfinalists:	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Notre Dame Law School Wake Forest University School of Law Widener University School of Law
Best Memorial:	Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

In addition, several individual and other team awards were given. For additional information, visit the Competition Web site at http://www.law.stetson.edu/mootct/moot.asp#env2001.

The Competition

This Competition provides an excellent opportunity for law students to explore issues of international environmental law in the context of a dispute before the International Court of Justice. The participants' memorials (briefs) will be evaluated by international environmental legal experts selected with the assistance of the ABA International Environmental Law Committee. Orals will be evaluated by local attorneys and judges with experience in international law, environmental law, and appellate advocacy. Each team will have the opportunity, after the problem is distributed, and on a first-come, first-served basis, to select which side it will represent on the memorial. (Please note that we are releasing the problem early this year.) Each team will then represent that same side through three preliminary oral argument rounds. The four best applicant teams and the four best respondent teams will then advance to the quarterfinal round; the two best applicant and the two best respondent teams will then advance to the semifinal round. The top applicant team and the top respondent team will then advance to the final round. This format, which is based on a proposal by Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, is a more realistic, client-based approach to moot court that we hope will enhance the participants’ experience.

2001 Schedule

Registration

The rules for the Competition will be made available, along with the Competition packet, to participating schools. A team may be composed of two or three full-time law students. Space is limited to the first 20 teams that register and pay the registration fee. The registration fee for entries postmarked after August 3, 2001 is $300.

Any school that wishes to enter a second team may request to be placed on a waiting list. Second teams will be permitted to enter on a space available basis as of August 10, 2001. The registration fee for any second team selected will be based on the date the team requested placement on the waiting list.

If you have any questions concerning the Competition, please contact Professor Royal C. Gardner at gardner@law.stetson.edu or (727) 562-7864. We look forward to hearing from you.

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A Brief Word About Stetson's International Programs

In 1998, Stetson began offering an LL.M. degree in International Law & Business. Since its inception, lawyers from Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Germany, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Panama, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, the United States, and Venezuela have participated in the program.

In Summer 2001, Stetson will offer two summer abroad programs. The first program, in International Dispute Resolution, will take place in Granada, Spain from June 11-July 16, 2001. The second program is the Scandinavian-Baltic Institute in Tallinn, Estonia. This summer’s program will run from July 16-August 10, 2001; it will focus on legal issues related to emerging markets and transitional democracies.

For additional information about Stetson’s international programs, visit http://www.law.stetson.edu/international.

Teams from India

Indian National Rounds

The four best teams from India will be invited to participate in the International Environmental Moot Court Competition at Stetson’s campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. Indian students who want more information about the Indian National Rounds of the Stetson competition should contact Vinod Surana at admin@lawindia.com. He may also be reached at the following phone/fax numbers :

Phone Nos. +91-44-539 0121/2 (or) 539 1596/7 (or) 593 1931 (ISDN)
Fax No. +91-44-538 3339

Best of luck to all those competing in the Indian National Rounds!

 

If you have any questions concerning the Competition,
please contact Professor Royal C. Gardner
at gardner@law.stetson.edu
or (727) 562-7864.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We welcome your comments.
Please e-mail us at gardner@law.stetson.edu.

This page was last updated on 05/17/02.