Written Proceedings

2. The written proceedings shall consist of the communication to the Court of memorials and documents in support. Such memorials shall be prepared by each participating team for both sides of the issue, and each memorial should be no less than ten (10) pages in length with full citations and bibliographical information.

Due: Wednesday, February 16, 2006

Oral Proceedings

3. A. The oral proceedings shall consist of the Hearings by the Court of the Advocates. For the

purpose of these hearings, a Chamber of the Court consisting of three judges will be impaneled. (Article 26)

B. Pursuant to Article 22(d) of the MICJ Statute, written proceedings shall be dispensed with.

Oral proceedings shall conform to the following order of sequence:

1. Applicant shall present to the Court a memorial which should not exceed seven (7) minutes.

2. Respondent shall present to the Court a counter-memorial which should not exceed seven (7) minutes.

3. Applicant shall present to the Court a reply which should not exceed three (3) minutes.

4. Respondent shall present to the Court a rejoinder which should not exceed three (3) minutes.

5. Judges shall interrogate the Applicant for ten (10) minutes.

6. Judges shall interrogate the Respondent for ten (10) minutes.

Basis of Decision by the Court

“The Court, whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted, shall apply:

a. international conventions, whether general or particular, establishing rules expressly recognized by the contesting states;

b. international custom, as evidence of a general practice accepted as law;

c. The general principles of law recognized by civilized nations;

d. Subject to the provisions of Article 59, judicial decisions and the teachings of the most highly-qualified publicists of the various nations, as subsidiary means for the determination of rules of law.”

(Article 38, Statute of ICJ)

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