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All parts of the Memorial must be in Times New Roman, Size 12,
with 112 line spacing and printed on standard short bond paper (812 x
11). Quotations and footnotes shall have the same format but with single
line spacing except between separate footnotes. The Memorials must
have corresponding page numbers in the following format: Page 1 of X.
The Memorials must be stapled on the upper left side.
The Cover Page, Table of Contents, and Index of Authorities must
be double-spaced.
The Pleadings section of each Memorial, including the Statement
of Facts, Summary of Arguments, Conclusion/Prayer for Relief and
citations, shall not exceed 4,000 words.
PartsoftheMemorial
1.CoverPage
2.TableofContents
The Table of Contents must list all the contents of the Memorial,
including the headings and sub-headings.
3.IndexofAuthorities
The Index of Authorities provides a list of the authorities cited in the
Memorial, i.e., laws, commentaries, cases, and other articles used as
references.
The list must be segregated according to type of source (i.e. treaties,
judicial decisions, etc.), and alphabetically arranged within each
category. It must specify the pages in the Memorial where each authority
is cited.
4.StatementofFacts
The Statement of Facts in narrative form contains the stipulations and
inferences in the Compromis. It must present the facts found in the
Compromis in a form according to the teams position without adding or
distorting the facts or making unreasonable inferences therein.
5.SummaryofthePleadings
The Summary of the Pleadings provides a substantive summation of the
arguments presented in the Memorial. It should not be a reproduction of
the headings and sub-headings found therein. To be effective, it must
present the arguments concisely and direct to the point preferably in no
more than two sentences.
6.Pleadings(BodyoftheMemorial)
This is the core of the Memorial. The Pleadings contain the arguments,
position, or standpoint of the team. It provides the law and jurisprudence
on which the arguments are founded.
7.Conclusion/PrayerforRelief
The Conclusion/Prayer for Relief states the remedy the team is asking
the Court to order. This is not to be used for presenting new information
or as the summation of the teams case.