About the Competition
The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the world’s largest moot court competition, with participants from over 600 law schools in more than 90 countries.
The first edition of the competition – back then simply named “International Law Moot” – took place on May 8, 1960, when two teams of students, all enrolled at Harvard University, discussed the very first Jessup Problem: “The Cuban Agrarian Reform Case”. Renamed after Philip C. Jessup in 1963 and opened to non-US universities in 1969, the competition is today organised by the International Law Students Association (ILSA).
The Competition is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the United Nations. Each Team, composed by 2 to 5 students enrolled at the same university, is requested to prepare written and oral pleadings arguing both the applicant and respondent positions of the case and to defend their case before a panel of 3 judges who will evaluate them based upon advocacy skills and knowledge of international law.
Important Dates
| 7 September 2020 | REGISTRATION OPENS |
| 11 September 2020 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE of the Jessup Problem |
| 9 October 2020 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE of First Batch of Basic Materials: The Basic Materials are a collection of research materials, designed to ensure that all teams, regardless of budget and access to information, start from the same position. All Basic Materials will be posted to the ILSA’s website. |
| 16 October 2020 | DEADLINE for Requests from Teams for Corrections and Clarifications to the Jessup Problem: Requests must be submitted through the online form found on your Team’s Home Page. |
| 9 November 2020 | DEADLINE for Second Batch Basic Materials Suggestions: This is the last day to submit suggestions for documents to be included in the Second Batch of Basic Materials. All Basic Materials will be posted to the ILSA’s website. |
| 13 November 2020 | DEADLINE for Eligibility Inquiries: This is the last day on which individuals may request the Executive Office’s special permission to compete under Official Rule 2.4. |
| 16 November 2020 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE DATE of Corrections and Clarifications to the Jessup Problem. |
| 20 November 2020 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE of Second Batch of Basic Materials: The Second Batch of Materials usually includes a variety of treaties, caselaw, and secondary sources. |
| 20 November 2020 | DEADLINE for Registration (Online Form and Payment) for all Teams |
| 20 November 2020 | DEADLINE for Submission of Team Roster: This is the last day on which teams may submit the names of their team members and advisors. |
| 7 December 2020 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE of dates and details of National, Regional, and Friendly Competitions. |
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Eligibility
(a) The Executive Director will seek to establish National, Regional, and Friendly Rounds to afford as many
Teams as possible the opportunity to compete in one such Round.
(b) If more than one Team registers from a single nation or jurisdiction, and a National Administrator can be
appointed, the Executive Director will authorize the National Administrator to organize and administer a
National Round or a number of Regional Rounds within that nation or jurisdiction.
(c) The Executive Director may, after consultation with the Teams and the Administrators, authorize a
Regional Round be formed for Teams from different nations or jurisdictions. The Executive Director may, with
the consent of the relevant Administrator, authorize Teams with no National Round to participate in another
nation or jurisdiction’s National Round.
(d) The Executive Director may appoint Administrators to administer Friendly Rounds. Teams that are not
eligible to compete in a National or Regional Round organized pursuant to Rule 1.3(b) or (c), or that are
otherwise given dispensation by the Executive Director from competing in such a National or Regional Round,
will be eligible to apply to compete in a Friendly Round. The Executive Director will assign any such Teams that apply to a particular Friendly Round.
e) No Team may compete in more than one National, Regional, or Friendly Round. All reasonable efforts
will be made to ensure that each Team that wishes to do so can compete in one National, Regional, or Friendly
Round, but ILSA cannot guarantee that each Team will be able to do so.
(f) All National, Regional, and Friendly Rounds shall be organized in accordance with these Rules and any applicable Rules Supplement.
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Registration
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Contact
In case of any query mail at [email protected].
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