The National Online Judgement Writing Competition hosted by the Judicial Council, Student Union, University of ilorin releases guidelines for participating in the competition.
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The Notice made available to TheNigeriaLawyer (TNL) shows that the participants shall be members of judicial councils/arm of either Student Unions or Faculties in Nigeria and shall form a team.
For institutions with no Student Union or Faculty Judiciary, members of their faculty (ies) in a similar society/club can participate. In one Team, NOT MORE than three (3) participants shall be allowed.
Each team shall pay a sum of One Thousand Naira, Zero Kobo only #1000.00 upon indication of interest.
Registration fees should be paid via electronic transfer. Kindly take the screenshot of the payment Id/ Transaction for reference and do send to entries.nojwc20@gmail.com
Payment of Registration Fee: All fees shall be paid to the this account;
ACCOUNT NAME: AZEEZ MUJEEB OPEYEMI
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0242478305
BANK: GUARANTEE TRUST BANK
ALSO NOTE: Proof of Studentship and affiliation to the judicial arm is highly important.
Read the full details below
NATIONAL [ONLINE] JUDGMENT WRITING COMPETITION 2020
Commencement Date: 17th Day of July, 2020.
1. THE INSTITUTION
The Judicial Council, Student Union, University of Ilorin is the arm charged with the administration of justice among over 45,000 undergraduate students of the University. With an enviable record of encouraging advocacy and investing in human capital, we also boast of nurturing most First-Class graduates of the faculty of Law of the above University. We are totally committed to harnessing the potentials of the human mind and identifying possibilities. We lead other Councils in having a Law Report, Standard court system and now a University of Ilorin Law Review, a journal of socio-legal studies that will rival any Law Review in the world, with time. Through our innovative ideas, we have been able to secure a platform for student judges to interrelate and share valuable information for their collective progress.
2. COMPETITION BACKGROUND
As a very sensitive institution, our constant digest of the judicial decisions show that these judgements are still rooted in legalese and archaic legal language, distant completely from laymen language. Our inquisition into this problem produced one amazing result—this same concern was resolved in the 1970s by the PLAIN ENGLISH MOVEMENT [PEM] but only prominent in the United States.
We therefore found ways to make this movement relatable to student judges and general members of the public and the NATIONAL [ONLINE] JUDGEMENT WRITING COMPETITION is one of the mechanism we have drawn up to promote plain language in judgement writing and encourage research among universities. It is and will be the first of its kind.
3. ELIGIBILITY
3.1 The participants shall be members of judicial councils/arm of either Student Unions or Faculties in Nigeria and shall form a team.
NOTE: For institutions with no Student Union or Faculty Judiciary, members of their faculty (ies) in a similar society/club can participate.
3.2 In one Team, NOT MORE than three (3) participants shall be allowed.
4. REGISTRATION
4.1 FEES: Each team shall pay a sum of One Thousand Naira, Zero Kobo only #1000.00 upon indication of interest.
4.2 Mode of Payment: Registration fees should be paid via electronic transfer. Kindly take the screenshot of the payment Id/ Transaction for reference and sent to entries.nojwc20@gmail.com
NOTE: A Confirmation Mail will be sent on approval of registration
4.3 Payment of Registration Fee: All fees shall be paid to the this account;
ACCOUNT NAME: AZEEZ MUJEEB OPEYEMI
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0242478305
BANK: GUARANTEE TRUST BANK
ALSO NOTE: Proof of Studentship and affiliation to the judicial arm is highly important.
5.0 FORMAT OF THE JUDGMENT:
1. A cover page stating the name of the competition, the name of your Institution and the names of student authors.
2. The Judgment shall begin on the next page. The first page of Judgment must contain Team Code, Name of the Court, Title, Number of the Case, Date of Delivery of Judgment, Nature of the Case(s) (Civil/Criminal)
3. Decision on issues framed or points formulated.
4. List of Authorities
The judgment must be submitted as follows:
1. Language- English
2. Word limit –minimum of 1000 words and MUST NOT exceed 3000 words (including foot notes)
3. Format – MSWord/Doc/docx.
4. Font – Times New Roman
5. Font size- 12 for text.
6. Page numbers – bottom center
6.0 EVALUATION CRITERIA:
The Competition shall be judged 80% content and 20% voting.
CONTENT EVALUATION – 80%
Enumeration of Facts and Identification of Issues.
Statement of rival contentions.
Citing of relevant laws viz. case-law, statutes and opinions of jurists.
Critical analysis and analytical reasoning.
Format, presentation, style [PLAIN ENGLISH], clarity, appearance, and over-all impression.
20% Voting
7.0 PENALTIES:
Notwithstanding any other rule, the following penalties may be levied on participants:
1. Disqualification on grounds of
i. Non-Submission of Judgment
ii. Submission of Judgment beyond five days of the date of submission.
2. Submission of Judgments not complying with Rules shall attract a penalty of two marks per aberration and two marks per 100 words (word limit)
8.0 SCHEDULE
S/N EVENT TIMELINE
1. Registration 17th July- 21st July
2. Release of Statement of Facts 20th July
3. Last Date of inquiry regarding rule of the competition 21st July
4. First Stage 23rd July -29th July
5. Release of results and Statement of Facts for the Next Stage 30th July
6. Second Stage 30th July- 5th August
7. Release of results and Statement of facts for the Next Stage 6th August
8. Final Stage 7th August – 10th August
9. Release of Final Results 12th August
10. End of Competition 14th August, 2020.
9.0 AWARDS
1. FIRST PRIZE: Certificate of Excellence + LegalPedia Hampers + Nigeria Law Publications worth One Hundred and fifty thousand Naira Only 150,000.
2. SECOND PRIZE: Certificate of Excellence + LegalPedia Hampers + Nigerian Law Publications Hampers worth One Hundred Thousand Naira Only 100,000.
3. THIRD PRIZE: Certificate of Excellence + LegalPedia Hampers + Nigerian Law Publications Hampers worth Sixty Thousand Naira Only 60,000.
Certificate of Merit would be awarded to the top ten participants excluding top three.
Top Three Judgements Written would also get invaluable Books from Nigerian Law Publications worth Seventy Thousand Naira 70,000 Naira to be regulated in accordance with hierarchy.
CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: Judicial Council, Student Union, University of Ilorin
MAILING ADDRESS: sujcunilorin@gmail.com
ADDRESS: Kaduna Nzeogwu Building, University of Ilorin.
For more updates TWITTER: @judicial_u UIL SU JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Primary contact person:
NAME: AZEEEZ MUJEEB OPEYEMI
Email: cjsuunilorin@gmail.com
Telephone Number: +2349039178591
NAME: IBRAHIM RIDWAN BOLAJI
+2348119425531
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