Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

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The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the most prestigious, oldest and, with participants from over 94 countries and 645 universities, also the largest moot court in the world. The participants simulate a fictitious international law case before the International Court of Justice in The Hague . It began as an internal moot court at Harvard University in 1960 and has been hosted annually by the International Law Students Association (ILSA) in Washington, DC since opening to other teams . In Germany , a preliminary decision on the selection of the German representatives takes place annually at different universities. It is named after Philip Jessup , a former judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Venue

The Moot Court is held in Washington, DC each year , usually the last week of March. The date was chosen to coincide with the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law . The venue for the German preliminary round has been changing annually between the participating universities since 2016. Previously, the venue was the university of the previous year's winner.

year Host
2020 Georg-August-University Goettingen
2019 University of Hamburg , Bucerius Law School
2018 Christian Albrechts University in Kiel , Walther Schücking Institute for International Law
2017 University of Passau
2016 Ludwig Maximilians University Munich , University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich
2015 Heidelberg University
2014 University of Trier
2013 Heidelberg University
2012 Ruhr-University Bochum
2011 Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2010 Free University of Berlin
2009 Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
2008 Georg-August-University Goettingen
2007 Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
2006 Heidelberg University
2005 Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
2004 Humboldt University of Berlin
2003 Friedrich Schiller University Jena
2002 University of Augsburg
2001 Heidelberg University
2000 Humboldt University of Berlin
1999 Weimar

procedure

The judges at the IGH Xue Hanqin , Ronny Abraham and Julia Sebutinde during the competition (2013)

At the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court, the students hear a fictitious international law case in English, just like before the International Court of Justice. Each team usually consists of five students who prepare pleadings for both the plaintiff and the defendant . In addition, a written “ memorial ” must be submitted for each of the two parties.

The structure of the team is optional. Often, however, the plaintiff and the defendant are each assigned two team members, while the fifth member is used for research or as a substitute speaker . In addition, most teams also include supervisors who advise and train the team during the one-year preparation phase for the moot court. These supervisors are mostly international law lecturers from the respective university and / or former Jessup participants.

In most countries, national preliminary rounds are held in which the best team for the international competition in Washington DC is selected in advance. However, it is also possible that several teams from one country compete on an international level. By far the largest participating country is the United States , where every year around 150 law schools set up teams for the moot court, who then want to qualify for the international competition in highly competitive regional preliminary decisions.

Participating students are expected to have a thorough understanding of international law and are familiar with the relevant judgments of the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, as well as the works of leading international lawyers.

During the international rounds in Washington DC, preparatory moot courts will initially take place for three days, after which the teams with the highest scores can move into the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and then the final. In these rounds, judges at the International Court of Justice often take on the role of judges.

Award winners

year First prize winner Second award winner
2018 University of Queensland (Australia) National Law School of India University (India)
2017 University of Sydney (Australia) Norman Manley Law School (Jamaica)
2016 Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) University of Pennsylvania (USA)
2015 University of Sydney (Australia) Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (Chile)
2014 University of Queensland ( Australia ) Singapore Management University ( Singapore )
2013 National Law School of India University ( India ) Singapore Management University ( Singapore )
2012 Lomonosov University ( Russia ) Columbia University ( USA )
2011 University of Sydney ( Australia ) Columbia University (USA)
2010 Australian National University (Australia) Columbia University (USA)
2009 Universidad de los Andes ( Colombia ) University College London ( United Kingdom )
2008 Case Western Reserve University (USA) University of New South Wales (Australia)
2007 University of Sydney (Australia) King's College London (United Kingdom)
2006 Columbia University (USA) Universidad Católica Andrés Bello ( Venezuela )
2005 University of Queensland (Australia) International Islamic University Malaysia
2004 Ateneo de Manila University ( Philippines ) National University of Singapore (Singapore)
2003 University of Western Australia (Australia) Mari State University ( Russia )
2002 University of the Witwatersrand ( South Africa ) University of Western Australia (Australia)
2001 National University of Singapore (Singapore) Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela)
2000 University of Melbourne (Australia) Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela)
1999 National Law School of India University (India) University of Pretoria ( South Africa )
1998 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ( Mexico ) Australian National University (Australia)
1997 Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Venezuela) University of Calgary ( Canada )
1996 University of Sydney (Australia) National University of Singapore (Singapore)
1995 University of the Philippines (Philippines) University of Western Australia (Australia)
1994 National University of Singapore (Singapore) University of Melbourne (Australia)
1993 University of Melbourne (Australia) University of Hawaii (USA)
1992 University of Paris I ( France ) National University of Singapore (Singapore)
1991 University of Saskatchewan (Canada) University of Georgia (USA)
1990 University of Georgia (USA) University of Toronto (Canada)
1989 University of British Columbia (Canada) University of Melbourne (Australia)
1988 University of Melbourne (Australia) National University of Singapore (Singapore)
1987 Georgetown University (USA) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ( Belgium )
1986 Boston College (USA) National University of Singapore (Singapore)
1985 National University of Singapore (Singapore) Southwestern University (USA)
1984 Dalhousie University (Canada) South Texas College of Law (USA)
1983 University of Kansas (USA) National University of Singapore (Singapore)
1982 National University of Singapore (Singapore) University of the Pacific (USA)
1981 Australian National University (Australia) University of the Pacific (USA)
1980 Georgetown University (USA) National University of Singapore (Singapore)
1979 Northwestern University (USA) University of Adelaide (Australia)
1978 Brooklyn Law School (USA) University of Toronto (Canada)
1977 University of Kansas (USA) University of Toronto (Canada)
1976 University of Toronto (Canada) American University (USA)
1975 Cambridge University (UK) Georgetown University (USA)
1974 University of Texas (USA) University of Addis Ababa ( Ethiopia )
1973 West Virginia University (USA) Brunel University (United Kingdom)
1972 University of Miami (USA) University of Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
1971 University of Texas (USA) University of California (USA)
1970 University of Miami (USA) University of Kentucky (USA)
1969 Rutgers University (USA); University of Michigan (USA) -
1968 Duke University (USA) University of Miami (USA)
1967 Vanderbilt University (USA) Harvard University (USA)
1966 University of Texas (USA) University of Wisconsin – Madison (USA)
1965 Columbia University (USA) University of Virginia (USA)
1964 University of Texas (USA) -
1963 Columbia University (USA) University of North Carolina (USA)
  • Record winners (4 × each): National University of Singapore (Singapore), University of Texas (USA)
  • Record finalist (11 ×): National University of Singapore (Singapore)

German representatives

year National Rounds winner Runner-up Third place Best Memorial Best Oralist
2020 Bucerius Law School Hertie School of Governance Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Thomas Dörtgöz (Bucerius Law School)
2019 Hertie School of Governance University of Hamburg Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg Abe Chauhan (Ludwig Maximilians University Munich)
2018 Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Hertie School of Governance University of Passau Hertie School of Governance Edith Eike (Georg August University Göttingen)
2017 Humboldt University of Berlin University of Hamburg Heidelberg University Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Sebastian von Massow (University of Hamburg)
2016 Bucerius Law School Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich Ruhr-University Bochum Humboldt University of Berlin Alexander Wagner (Bucerius Law School)
2015 Humboldt University of Berlin Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich University of Hamburg Bucerius Law School Michael Strecker (Ludwig Maximilians University Munich)
2014 Heidelberg University Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg - Friedrich Schiller University Jena Maria Monnheimer (Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg)
2013 Friedrich Schiller University Jena Humboldt University of Berlin Ruhr-University Bochum Humboldt University of Berlin
2012 Friedrich Schiller University Jena Heidelberg University - *
2011 Ruhr-University Bochum Friedrich Schiller University Jena -
2010 Friedrich Schiller University Jena Heidelberg University -
2009 Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Heidelberg University -
2008 Free University of Berlin Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster -
2007 Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Heidelberg University -
2006 Heidelberg University Friedrich Schiller University Jena -
2005 Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen Friedrich Schiller University Jena -
2004 Friedrich Schiller University Jena Humboldt University of Berlin -
2003 Humboldt University of Berlin Friedrich Schiller University Jena -
2002 Friedrich Schiller University Jena - * -
2001 Heidelberg University - -
2000 Heidelberg University - -
1999 Humboldt University of Berlin - -
1998 Humboldt University of Berlin - -
1997 Heidelberg University - -
1996 Christian Albrechts University Kiel - -
1995 Christian Albrechts University Kiel - -
1994 Christian Albrechts University Kiel - -
1993 Christian Albrechts University Kiel - -
1992 Christian Albrechts University Kiel - -
1991 Christian Albrechts University Kiel - -
1990 Christian Albrechts University Kiel - -
1989 Christian Albrechts University Kiel - -

* Up to and including 2002, only the winner qualified for the finals in Washington. In 2013, a third team took part in the finals in Washington DC for the first time.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Jessup Cup | Duke University School of Law. Retrieved March 17, 2017 (English).
  2. Jessup . In: Harvard Law School Moot Court . September 9, 2016 ( harvard.edu [accessed March 17, 2017]).
  3. ^ Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition - University of Passau. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 18, 2017 ; accessed on March 17, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jura.uni-passau.de
  4. ^ Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition - Law Faculty - LMU Munich. Retrieved March 20, 2017 .
  5. Nina Himmer: "Moot Court" for law students: Harder than in court . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . March 17, 2016, ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed March 20, 2017]).
  6. Press Release: Record Number of Teams | White & Case LLP International Law Firm. Retrieved March 17, 2017 .
  7. ^ The World's Largest Moot Court Competition. (PDF) Hein Online, accessed on March 17, 2017 .
  8. ^ History ILSA homepage. International Law Students Association (ILSA), accessed March 17, 2017 .
  9. ^ Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition - Law Faculty - LMU Munich. Retrieved March 20, 2017 .
  10. German National Rounds 2017 - University of Passau. Retrieved March 17, 2017 .