| CODE | LAW5003 | ||||||
| TITLE | Oral Advocacy | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Laws | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Lecture and practical exercises in public speaking and oral advocacy intended primarily for law students. This lecture and practical unit will provide extensive individual opportunity for speaking to large and small groups to develop the ability to organize and deliver complex concepts and theories with an emphasis on the role of the attorney in the European Union and international fora. The unit will include role playing and opportunity for law students to practice oral advocacy based upon an international model for coercive and influential public speaking. Study-unit Aims The students will be required to demonstrate an ability to make a formal introduction, and a concise summary of overall objectives. Over the course of the semester, the students will follow a time-based progression from simple factual patterns to more complex issues that combine the interpretation of law and fact to a 30 minute presentation that incorporates all aspects of both content and style in oral advocacy. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to organize and present a complex legal theory in a formal setting through oral advocacy. The student will make multiple presentations to fellow students, instructors and guests with an emphasis on evaluation and development of personal speaking style. Upon completion the students will be able to organize thoughts and concepts with and without visual aids or notes, present a formal introduction, rationale for the attention of the audience, and clearly state their understanding of a topic. Course completion will provide specific skills in oral advocacy or rhetoric in a debate style, formal business presentation, and legal argument before a moot court. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to prepare and deliver a complex issue to persuade an audience to a particular legal conclusion with and without visual or other complimentary aids. The student will be able to engage in an open debate contrary legal theory presented by an opponent/student in addition to convincing the audience of the validity of his position. The student will exercise self-awareness and restraint while being challenged orally on his or her conclusions and present counter-arguments and theories. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings These supplemental readings are recommended but not required. There are no required readings. The students will prepare their own material. 1. The Art of Oral Advocacy, Daniel C. Frederick (West 2003). Not available in the library. 2. Making your case: The Art of Persuading Judges, Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner (2009). Not available in the library. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Seminar | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Francesco Depasquale Jotham Scerri Diacono Peter Matson Marilyn Primiano |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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