Midterm Exam

Ni hao, Seeing as how we will miss next weeks' class, it's time to start thinking about our Midterm. Our Midterm will have two parts. One will be done as a group and must befinsiehd two weeks from today on April 13th.

1.) On April 15th, you must present your MUN Proposal to Teacher David, me, and any other administrators who need to know. This is not for a grade. However, if you are not ready, there will be no MUN. You have two weeks to cross all the t's and dot all the i's.

2.) On the day of the Midterm, you must do the following things either as a group or as an individual. This is for a grade.

Defense - Mr. Gibson will pretend he is your "Lawyer." You must present your defense to me. Your defense must be based upon the Rome Statute and the amendments and information found herehttp://www.icty.org/sections/LegalLibrary/Defence. Also, I suggest you come up with a strategy and then look through what the court can and can not do to strengthen your defense. This will require you to look through everyone else's information.

Prosecution - Mr. Gibson will pretend he is the "Judge." You must bring formal charges to me and an explanation of who will do what during the trial. See Part Four "Investigations of Rights and Subjects," Part Five "Pre-Trial Proceedings," and Part 6 "Proceedings Before Trial Chambers" herehttp://www.icty.org/x/file/Legal%20Library/Rules_procedure_evidence/IT032Rev45_en.pdf in order to have an idea of what you should get finished before our trial.

Witnesses - Mr. Gibson will be the "Grand Jury." You must tell me your story. If I can verify it, then you will be admitted as a good witness to the trial. This requires you to read Part Three "Organization of the Tribunal" Under Rule 34 here at http://www.icty.org/x/file/Legal%20Library/Rules_procedure_evidence/IT032Rev45_en.pdf. After that, just make sure that you can verify your own testimony.

PS - You can come up with extra witnesses. You all need at least two. This requires all of you to do research, write papers, and prepare to make an oral presentation to me.

I will check your work during class time, so it's in your best interest to finish this before you come to class in two weeks. That way, if you are unsure of what to do, you can ask me before Midterms.

On the day of Elective Midterms, all you will do is turn in your paper and present your defense to your lawyer, formal charges to the judge, or testimony to the Grand Jury. As always, email me if you need some help.

Jia you,

Mr. Gibson