Virtual Cross-Examination Competition Among Law Students 2021

SAMPLE COMPETITION VIDEOS

Sample competition videos recorded on different cases can be accessed via the links below. As in the sample videos below, contestants will put narrative and leading questions to Neylan, the victim in the film Rüstem , which is the subject of the competition. The witnesses have been determined by the competition committee (the witnesses in the sample videos), and after applying to igul@law.bau.edu.tr , contestants will be able to put their questions to the witnesses and make their recordings on the day and time communicated to them. We wish all contestants the best of luck.
Sample Competition Video 1
Sample Competition Video 2

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

• Contestants will compete individually, and the subject of the competition is the Rüstem case, which can be watched at this link .
• Participation in the competition will be by video recording; in the video, assuming that narrative questions have been put to the witnesses provided by the organizing committee, the leading question (cross-examination) stage directed at Neylan, the crime victim in the shared case, will be reenacted.
• The video may be a maximum of 10 minutes long.
• The deadline for submitting videos is 15 January 2021.
• Training sessions will be held and examples given on the leading question method. The training dates have been set as 14, 22 and 23 December 2020. You can find detailed information about the training sessions here .
• Previous training videos can be watched at this link .
• Contestants will send their video recordings by email or WeTransfer to igul@law.bau.edu.tr . Contestants who wish may also record via Zoom; they must make an appointment for the video recording by sending an email to igul@law.bau.edu.tr .
• The evaluation jury will score the videos submitted by the contestants according to the following criteria:

1. Questions being short, clear and precise; asking leading questions (questions that contain their answer and can be answered with "yes" or "no")
2. Asking questions about the witness's perception and memory abilities and the possibility of bias
3. Not asking questions whose answer is unknown (the questioner knowing the case file very well)
4. Listening to the answer after asking a question
5. Not arguing with the witness
6. Not having the witness repeat what they said while answering narrative questions
7. Ensuring that the witness answers only "yes" or "no" and not allowing lengthy explanations
8. Knowing where to stop
9. Saving the most important point in terms of proof for the closing
10. Attire
11. Ability to use body language
12. Oral expression skills and speaking style.