INDORE INSTITUTE OF LAW

(Affiliated to D.A.V.V. & Bar Council of India, New Delhi)

THE INTERNATIONAL LAW FEST
LEX BONANZA-2017
STRIVING FOR LEGAL EXCELLENCE
CHAPTER-VI
24 , 25 & 26 November
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Law Quiz
RULES FOR LAW QUIZ

1. Each Team shall comprise of two participants.
2. There shall be only one team from one college.
3. The preliminary round shall be in the written form.
4. The questions shall be in the form of multiple choice, true/false statements,
specific answer based etc.
5. Team scoring the highest marks in the written quiz shall qualify for the final
round.
6. Quiz will cover topics related to:
A. International Laws
1. International Trade Law
2. International Maritime Law
3. International Commercial Arbitration
4. International Law & Human Rights
5. International Space Law
6. International laws related to Environment.
B. Current Affairs
C. Case Laws
1) Burmah Oil Co. v. Lord Advocate, 1965
2) McDonalds Corporation V Steel & Morris, 1997 (The McLibel Case)
3) Trail Smelter Arbitration (United States v. Canada)
4) S. Victor Whitmill v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
5) Adidas America Inc. v. Payless Shoesource Inc.
6) Michael Baigent and Richard Leight v. The Random House Group Limited

7. The quiz shall be conducted within a span of 2 hours.

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 SEQUENCE
1. Screening Round (written)
There are 50 Multiple Choice Questions in the Preliminary
written round.
Time duration for Preliminary round is 1 hour.
On the basis of merit, teams shall qualify for the final round.
2. After the Preliminary round, test copies will be checked and the result
for the teams selected for the final round will be declared.
3. Law Quiz (Duration 2 Hours)
Law Quiz Rounds- (Duration -30 min. per round.)
Round-I
1. 5 questions shall be put up per team.
2. 30 seconds shall be given for giving the answer.
3. 10 marks each shall be awarded for the correct answer and 5 marks
shall be awarded for the bonus question.
4. The question shall pass only once to the next team.
Round-II (30 Min)- Case Law Round
Rules similar or round-I
There will be draw of lots for allocation of a particular case law to a
team and questions related to that case will be asked from that team.
Burmah Oil Co. v. Lord Advocate, 1965
McDonalds Corporation V Steel & Morris, 1997 (The McLibel
Case)
Trail Smelter Arbitration (United States v. Canada)
S. Victor Whitmill v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Adidas America Inc. v. Payless Shoesource Inc.
Michael Baigent and Richard Leight v. The Random House Group
Limited
Round III. Audio Visual Round (Buzzer Round -15 Clippings)
1. The teams shall view the screen for the visual question or listen to the
audio clipping and then provide the answer.
2. The respondent, who presses the buzzer the earliest, shall answer the
question.
3. Other rules are similar to round I.
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Round IV. Rapid Fire Round

1. Questions shall be put up before the teams within a span of one minute.
2. Questions will be based on a particular law from the previously mentioned
list on the basis of draw of lots.
3. The question shall not pass to the next team.
4. The respondent has to provide the answers in quick succession.
5. Each Question shall be of 10 marks each.

V. Questions for Audience

The questions will be put up on a random basis to the audience at any
time after the commencement of the Quiz. The candidate, who provides
the right answer, shall be awarded on the spot.
4. Prizes:
Winner team :- Cash Prize Rs. 3100/- Trophy and Certificate
Runner-up team :- Cash Prize Rs. 1500/- Trophy and Certificate
Five Gifts hampers for the audience.

All the participating team members shall be issued Certificate of Participation.

Faculty Coordinators
Asst. Prof. Manpreet Kaur Bahtia
Asst. Prof. Sachin Verma
Asst Prof. Belu George
Asst Prof. Manish Phalke
Asst. Prof. Seemasmiti PattJoshi
Student Coordinators:-
Shreya Bajpai +91-8962383551
Aditi Sharma +91-7747025511
Debashreeta Purohit +91-9131652026

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