Bachelor 2024/2025

Project seminar "Legal Writing"

Type: Compulsory course (Law)

Area of studies: Law

Delivered by: School of International Law

Where: Faculty of Law

When: 4 year, 3 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Vladimir Kostsov

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The Legal Writing course is focused on introducing students to the way international lawyers analyze complex problems and structure their thoughts in writing. The course will cover both non-adversarial legal writing such as legal opinions and objective memoranda, and adversarial written submissions such as memorials and written briefs to be submitted to arbitral tribunals and permanent courts on behalf of a party to a case. The course is meant to be a hands on experience where students learn by doing, meaning that a lot of practical exercises can be expected. Apart from the writing experience itself, special emphasis will be put on structure and logic. To make the course accessible to students with varying level of English, the course will also address some of the broader aspects of writing in English as well as select legal terminology.