Required in the curriculum of all American law schools, moot court is an academic exercise in which students "try" a real or fictional legal case before an appellate court in order to determine whether the trial court made any errors in how it interpreted or applied the law. This guide for moot court participants addresses such topics as legal research, the basics of oral argument, and moot court tournaments. A sampling of information found in the ten appendices includes instructions for briefing a case, a checklist for oral argument, and Internet legal resources. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)