Word limit - Not more than 2000 words. Submission Guidelines - All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. The assignment must be in MS Word format, no spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings and page numbers. Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using Harvard referencing style. Written report – worth 20% and must be submitted – Friday Week 10 at 11.59pm. Group Presentation – worth 10% and will be presented / submitted in week 10.

Important Reminders: Lecturer approval of chosen case: You must email your lecturer your list of group members and chosen case by week 4. You must obtain approval by email from your lecturer of your group and chosen case before starting work on it. You must NOT start work on your group assignment until your lecturer approves your group and case. Please note: failure to obtain lecturer approval will result in a failing mark for the entire group for this assignment.

Submission: All group report submissions must be done online and run through SafeAssign. No hard copies are to be submitted. Only one group member needs to submit for the whole group. Please fill in the “Group Report cover sheet” (available in Blackboard under “Assignments and Due dates) and attach as a cover sheet to your group report and upload on Blackboard. Each group must email to their lecturer a “Peer Evaluation of Individual Participation in Group Assignment” sheet (available in Blackboard under “Assignments and Due dates). Non-submission of either the group report or video presentation link (if a group is doing a video) on Blackboard/SafeAssign (if doing a video presentation) is equivalent to non-submission, which will merit a mark of 0 (zero) for the group assignment.

This is a group assignment and is meant to be worked on in groups. Groups of less than 3 and more 5 members will receive a penalty of 10 marks (50%). Reports must be submitted via SafeAssign on Blackboard and show a similarity percentage figure. Any group report that does not show a SafeAssign similarity percentage will not be marked and be required to re-submit. Late submissions will be subject to Holmes Institute policy on student assessment submission and late penalties (please refer to subject outline and Student handbook).

Citation and referencing: The group report must have a minimum of 6 scholarly, academic references, which are appropriate for a Masters Level assignment. Assignments are expected to observe proper referencing in accordance with a generally accepted system of citation (ex, Harvard System). A properly referenced assignment showing in-text citation is critical to passing and obtaining a good mark in the group assignment.

Marking Rubric – Written Report Demonstration of thorough knowledge of the chosen case (4 marks) Accurately and succinctly identified all of the issues and sub-issues confronting the parties so as to resolve the problem. (6 marks) Accurately and succinctly explained all of the tribunal’s decision and the significance of the case in international law. (6 marks) Report is exceptionally structured with clarity, use of paragraphs and subheadings. (2 marks) Clear systematic referencing using Harvard style for all sources. At least 6 relevant references were used from good sources. All in-text referencing done correctly and relevant. (2 marks)

Marking Rubric - Presentation Excellent discussion from all speakers. Discussion was relevant and insightful at all times. (3 marks) Excellent use of visual aids. Presentation structured well to ensure that all topics were covered equally. (3 marks) Outstanding impression left on audience. Each speaker had a thorough knowledge of the areas discussed and contributed equally. Exceptionally professional delivery and audience engagement. Adherence to the time constraints of 10 minutes (4 marks)