Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
 The Jessup Moot simulates proceedings before the ICJ | |
| Established | 1960 (1968 for international rounds) |
|---|---|
| Venue | Washington DC |
| Subject matter | Public international law |
| Class | Grand Slam[1][2] |
| Record participation | 675 teams (2014) |
| Qualification | National/regional rounds |
| Most championships | University of Sydney (5) |
| Website | https://www.ilsa.org/about-jessup/ |
The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, also known as the Jessup Moot, is the oldest and largest international moot competition in the world, attracting participants from almost 700 law schools in more than 90 countries in recent years (100 countries took part in 2018).[3][4][5][6][7] The competition has been described as the most prestigious moot court competition in the world by a large number of organisations and universities internationally, and is one of the grand slam or major moots.[8][9][10]
The competition is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It is named after Philip Jessup, who once served on the ICJ, and is organised by the International Law Students Association. The moot, under the leadership of Stephen Schwebel (who also wrote the inaugural moot problem),[11] started as a friendly advocacy competition between two teams from Harvard University in 1960.[12] The first champions were declared in 1963 and the competition opened its doors to non-American teams in 1968. The current sponsor of the international rounds of the moot is White & Case.
Moot format
The Jessup moot involves arguing a hypothetical case on issues of international law as if before the International Court of Justice, but with a smaller complement of judges (three instead of 15). The International Law Students Association Board is responsible for soliciting and selecting proposals for the compromis every year.
Each team comprises two to five student members. Each team must prepare to argue the sides of both the Applicant and Respondent in the case, and must produce a written memorial for each side of the case. In each oral round, two competitors from a team will argue one side of the case for 45 minutes in total, including any time reserved for rebuttal or sur-rebuttal. A third team member may be seated at the bar table as of-counsel, but may not present argument. There is no fixed team organisation. Some teams dedicate two oralists to each side of the argument, with the fifth person serving a more open-ended role. In other teams, only two or three speakers will present oral argument, with at least one person arguing both Applicant and Respondent sides. In addition, most teams include at least one advisor or coach, usually drawn from the respective universities' international law faculty and/or past Jessup competitors.
Most countries hold national or regional rounds to select the best team or teams to advance to the international phase of the competition in Washington D.C., which is held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law. Generally, each country can only send one school for every ten law schools that participate in the moot. For instance, the United States, which has more than a hundred law schools taking part each year, is represented by up to 12 teams following the conclusion of its six regional rounds, while smaller countries that have only a small number of law schools can only send one team. Domestic round administrators have some autonomy in setting their own rules. In recent years, around 700 schools worldwide participate in the competition, with the top 140 or so qualifying for the international rounds in Washington D.C. Teams that do not qualify may be invited to participate in exhibition rounds.
In Washington D.C., teams compete in four preliminary rounds, with the top 32 teams advancing to the knockout stages (Round of 32, Octo-final, Quarter-final, Semi-Final, and Final); this number changed to 40 from 2020 onwards, with the top 24 advancing to the Round of 32 directly and the next 16 teams participating in a run-off. Each oral round and memorial is usually evaluated by a panel of three judges. Judges for most of the rounds in Washington D.C. are usually practicing lawyers or academics, while notable academics and international judges are usually invited to judge the Semi-Final and Final round matches.
The Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the oral rounds for the first time. For the 2020/21 edition, the oral rounds would go fully online, and all teams would be allowed to participate regardless of the outcome of any national or regional round.
Past winners and records (international rounds)
Although the moot was founded in 1960, no winners were declared for the first three editions of the competition. The competition was only first open to countries outside of the United States in 1968, and outside of North America in 1970.[12] The first international awards were handed out in 1972.
Pre-international era (1960 to 1967)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Memorial winners[13] | No. of teams |
| 1960 | No Champion Declared | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1961 | No Champion Declared | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1962 | No Champion Declared | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1963 | Columbia University (United States) | University of North Carolina (United States) | Overall: Columbia University (United States) | 8 | |
| 1964 | University of Texas (United States) | — | Overall: University of Texas (United States) | 15 | |
| 1965 | Columbia University (United States) | University of Virginia (United States) | Overall: Columbia University (United States) | 16 | |
| 1966 | University of Texas (United States) | University of Wisconsin (United States) | Overall: University of Texas (United States) | 27 | |
| 1967 | Vanderbilt University (United States) | Harvard University (United States) | Overall: Vanderbilt University (United States) | 35 |
International era (1968 to present)
| Year[14] | Champion | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Memorial winners[13] | No. of teams worldwide | No. of teams at international rounds[15] | Exhibition round winner (no. of teams) |
| 1968 | Duke University (United States) | University of Miami (United States) | Overall: Duke University (United States) | 32 | 6 | ||
| 1969 | Rutgers University (United States) University of Michigan (United States) |
— | Overall: California Western University (United States) | 40 | 8 | ||
| 1970 | University of Miami (United States) | University of Kentucky (United States) | Overall: University of Miami (United States) | 56 | 9 | ||
| 1971 | University of Texas (United States) | University of California at Davis (United States) | Overall: Vanderbilt University (United States) | 73 | 9 | ||
| 1972 | University of Miami (United States) | Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia) | Overall: Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia) | 99 | 16 | ||
| 1973 | West Virginia University (United States) | Brunel University (UK) | Evans Award: State University of Utrecht (Netherlands) | 94 | 17 | ||
| 1974 | University of Texas (United States) | Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia) | Evans Award: University of Nigeria (Nigeria) | 103 | 18 | ||
| 1975 | Cambridge University (UK) | Georgetown University (United States) | Evans Award: University of Toronto (Canada) | 119 | 20 | ||
| 1976 | University of Toronto (Canada) | American University (United States) | Evans Award: University of Toronto (Canada) | 134 | 22 | ||
| 1977 | University of Kansas (United States) | University of Toronto (Canada) | Overall: University of Toronto (Canada) | 157 | 29 | ||
| 1978 | Brooklyn Law School (United States) | University of Toronto (Canada) | Applicant: University of Toronto (Canada) Respondent: University of Toronto (Canada) |
154 | 20 | ||
| 1979 | Northwestern University (United States) | University of Adelaide (Australia) | Applicant: University of the Philippines (Philippines) Respondent: University of the Philippines (Philippines) |
187 | 34 | ||
| 1980 | Georgetown University (United States) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Applicant: University of Washington (United States) Respondent: University of Washington (United States) |
196 | 35 | ||
| 1981 | Australian National University (Australia) | University of the Pacific (United States) | Applicant: University of Georgia (United States) Respondent: Washington and Lee University (United States) |
181 | 28 | ||
| 1982 | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | University of the Pacific (United States) | Applicant: National University of Singapore (Singapore) Respondent: Fordham University (United States) |
197 | 29 | ||
| 1983 | University of Kansas (United States) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Applicant: Fordham University (United States) Respondent: Fordham University (United States) |
206 | 30 | ||
| 1984 | Dalhousie University (Canada) | South Texas College of Law (United States) | Applicant: Freie Universitaet (Germany) Respondent: Freie Universitaet (Germany) |
197 | 33 | ||
| 1985 | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Southwestern University School of Law (United States) | Applicant: Monash University (Australia) Respondent: Monash University (Australia) |
213 | 36 | ||
| 1986 | Boston College (United States) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Applicant: Boston College (United States) Respondent: Boston College (United States) |
214 | 38 | ||
| 1987 | Georgetown University (United States) | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) | Applicant: National University of Singapore (Singapore) Respondent: National University of Singapore (Singapore) |
268 | 40 | ||
| 1988 | University of Melbourne (Australia) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Applicant: Southern Illinois University (United States) Respondent: Southern Illinois University (United States) |
265 | 39 | ||
| 1989 | University of British Columbia (Canada) | University of Melbourne (Australia) | Applicant: University of British Columbia (Canada) Respondent: University of British Columbia (Canada) |
259 | 39 | ||
| 1990 | University of Georgia (United States) | University of Toronto (Canada) | Applicant: South Texas College of Law (United States) Respondent: University of Melbourne (Australia) |
253 | 40 | ||
| 1991 | University of Saskatchewan (Canada) | University of Georgia (United States) | Applicant: University of Georgia (United States) Respondent: University of Georgia (United States) |
243 | 42 | ||
| 1992 | Universite de Paris I (France) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Applicant: University of the Pacific (United States) Respondent: University of Washington (United States) |
242 | 33 | ||
| 1993 | University of Melbourne (Australia) | University of Hawaii (United States) | Applicant: University of Minnesota (United States) Respondent: Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai (India) |
261 | 43 | ||
| 1994 | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | University of Melbourne (Australia) | Applicant: International Islamic University (Malaysia) Respondent: University of Alabama (United States) |
269 | 47 | ||
| 1995 | University of the Philippines (Philippines) | University of Western Australia (Australia) | Applicant: University of Alabama (United States) Respondent: University of Hawaii (United States) |
259 | 49 | ||
| 1996 | University of Sydney (Australia) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Applicant: National University of Singapore (Singapore) Respondent: University of Vienna (Austria) |
300 | 54 | ||
| 1997 | Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) | University of Calgary (Canada) | Evans Award: University of Vienna (Austria) | 280 | 55 | ||
| 1998 | Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico (Mexico) | Australian National University (Australia) | Applicant: University of Hawaii (United States) Respondent: University of Hawaii (United States) |
275 | 57 | ||
| 1999 | National Law School of India University (India) | University of Pretoria (South Africa) | Applicant: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) Respondent: University of Saskatchewan (Canada) |
275 | 62 | ||
| 2000 | University of Melbourne (Australia) | Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) | Applicant: University of Alabama (United States) Respondent: International Islamic University (Malaysia) |
287 | 67 | ||
| 2001 | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) | Applicant: New England School of Law (United States) Respondent: University of Vienna (Austria) |
309 | 68 | ||
| 2002 | University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) | University of Western Australia (Australia) | Harvard University (United States) University of Otago (New Zealand) |
Applicant: University of Otago (New Zealand) Respondent: Harvard University (United States) |
384 | 75 | |
| 2003 | University of Western Australia (Australia) | Mari State University (Russia) | Columbia University (United States) Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) |
Applicant: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) Respondent: Bond University (Australia) |
481 | 83 | |
| 2004 | Ateneo Law School (Philippines) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico) University of Vienna (Austria) |
Applicant: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) Respondent: University of Queensland (Australia) |
524 | 94 | |
| 2005 | University of Queensland (Australia) | International Islamic University (Malaysia) | Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) American University (United States) |
Applicant: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) Respondent: Columbia University (United States) |
543 | 103 | |
| 2006 | Columbia University (United States) | Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) | NALSAR University of Law (India) University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
Applicant: Hong Kong University (Hong Kong) Respondent: University of Kiel (Germany) |
565 | 101 | |
| 2007 | University of Sydney (Australia) | King's College London (UK) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) University of Queensland (Australia) |
Applicant: Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) Respondent: Washington University in Saint Louis (United States) |
101 | (7) | |
| 2008 | Case Western Reserve University (United States) | University of New South Wales (Australia) | University College London (UK) National Law School of India University (India) |
Applicant: Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) Respondent: University of Ottawa (Canada) |
110 | ||
| 2009 | Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) | University College London (UK) | Aristotle University (Greece) Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
Applicant: King's College London (UK) Respondent: University of Sydney (Australia) |
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| 2010 | Australian National University (Australia) | Columbia University (United States) | NALSAR University of Law (India) University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) |
Applicant: National University of Singapore (Singapore) Respondent: Australian National University (Australia) |
127 | (14) | |
| 2011 | University of Sydney (Australia) | Columbia University (United States) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) Norman Manley Law School (Jamaica) |
Applicant: Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) Respondent: Xiamen University (China) |
Singapore Management University (Singapore) (24) | ||
| 2012 | Moscow State University (Russia) | Columbia University (United States) | University of the Philippines (Philippines) Auckland University (New Zealand) |
Applicant: National Law School of India University (India) Respondent: Columbia University (United States) |
605 | 137 | Singapore Management University (Singapore) (36) |
| 2013 | National Law School of India University (India) | Singapore Management University (Singapore) | Columbia University (United States) Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) |
Applicant: Universite de Luxembourg (Luxembourg) Respondent: National Law University, Delhi (India) |
632 | Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) | |
| 2014 | University of Queensland (Australia) | Singapore Management University (Singapore) | Columbia University (United States) King's College London (UK) |
Applicant: University of Queensland (Australia) Respondent: Universitas Pelita Harapan (Indonesia) |
675 | 124 | Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) (10) |
| 2015 | University of Sydney (Australia) | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile) | Oxford University (UK) University of Western Australia (Australia) |
Applicant: University of National and World Economy (Bulgaria) Respondent: University of Pennsylvania (United States) |
127 | Ateneo Law School (The Philippines) (14) | |
| 2016 | Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) | University of Pennsylvania (United States) | Columbia University (United States) King's College London (UK) |
Applicant: Columbia University (United States) Respondent: Columbia University (United States) |
132 | Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) (20) | |
| 2017 | University of Sydney (Australia) | Norman Manley Law School (Jamaica) | National Law University Odisha (India) University of Western Ontario (Canada) |
Applicant: University of the Philippines (Philippines) Respondent: University of Queensland (Australia) |
650 | 143 | Belarusian State University Faculty of International Relations (Belarus) (18) |
| 2018 | University of Queensland (Australia) | National Law School of India University (India) | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile) King's College London (UK) |
Applicant: University of San Carlos (Philippines) Respondent: University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
600 | 145 | ? (14) |
| 2019 | Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) | Columbia University (United States) | National University of Singapore (Singapore) Yale University (United States) |
Applicant: National Law University, Jodhpur (India) Respondent: Auckland University (New Zealand) |
600 | 124 | ? (19) |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | NA | NA | Applicant: Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) Respondent: Sofia University (Bulgaria) |
NA | NA | NA (19) |
Track record (international rounds)
The University of Sydney has won the most number of championships, winning the Jessup Cup five times. National University of Singapore has the second best record (four times champions; seven times runner-up) and also the most Baxter Awards (five), Evans Awards (four), Best Oralist titles (four), and Best Finals Oralist titles (six).[12] Five law schools have made the final on their international debuts: Australian National University (1981); Dalhousie University (1984); University of Saskatchewan (1991); University of Western Australia (1995); and Singapore Management University (2013). Of these schools, ANU, Dalhousie, and Saskatchewan won their finals. SMU is the fastest ever law school to reach the international final relative to its debut in the competition (2011), and is also the youngest ever law school to reach the international final (the first batch graduated in 2011) and back-to-back international finals (2013 and 2014).
University (1968 to 2020)
| University | Champion | Runner-up | Baxter Award (1st)[16] or Best Memorial | Dillard Award (1st)[17] | Evans Award (1st)[18] | Best oralist (1st) | Best finals oralist | Last championship | Last finals appearance | Debut/Debut in international rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sydney (Australia) | 5 | 0 | 1 (2011) | 1 (2007) | 4 (1996; 1998; 2000; 2015) | 3 (2007; 2015; 2017) | 2017 | 2017 | 1977/1991 | |
| National University of Singapore (Singapore) | 4 | 7 | 5 (1982; 1987; 1987; 1996; 2010) | 4 (1982; 1983; 1985; 1987) | 4 (1976; 1988; 1989; 2016) | 6 (1980; 1982; 1985; 1996; 2001; 2004) | 2001 | 2004 | 1973/1973 | |
| University of Melbourne (Australia) | 3 | 2 | 1 (1990) | 1 (2000) | 2 (1988; 1993) | 1 (2012) | 4 (1988; 1993; 1994; 2000) | 2000 | 2000 | 1977/1980 |
| University of Queensland (Australia) | 3 | 0 | 3 (2004; 2014; 2017) | 1 (2017) | 1 (2014) | 2018 | 2018 | 1977/2002 | ||
| Australian National University (Australia) | 2 | 1 | 1 (2010) | 2 (1981; 1998) | 1 (1981) | 2 (1981; 1998) | 2010 | 2010 | 1977/1981 | |
| University of Miami (United States) | 2 | 1 | 1 (1970) | 1 (1970) | 1972 | 1972 | 1968/1968 | |||
| Georgetown University (United States) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1987) | 1987 | 1987 | ||||
| University of Texas (United States) | 2 (excludes 2 before 1968) | 0 | 0 (excludes 2 before 1968) | 2 (1971; 1972) | 2 (1971; 1974) | 1974 | 1974 | 1968/1968 | ||
| University of Kansas (United States) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1977; 1983) | 1983 | 1983 | ||||
| National Law School of India University (India) | 2 | 1 | 1 (2012) | 2 (2013; 2018) | 2013 | 2018 | ||||
| Columbia University (United States) | 1 (excludes 2 before 1968) | 4 | 4 (2005; 2012; 2016 (2)) (excludes 2 before 1968) | 1 (2012) | 4 (1988; 2001; 2010; 2012) | 2 (2010; 2011) (excludes 1 before 1968) | 4 (2006; 2010; 2011; 2012) | 2006 | 2019 | 1968/1968 |
| University of Toronto (Canada) | 1 | 3 | 3 (1977; 1978; 1978) | 4 (1975; 1976; 1977; 1978) | 3 (1977; 1983; 1990) | 2 (1976; 1990) | 1976 | 1990 | 1968/1970 | |
| Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) | 1 | 3 | 3 (2003; 2004; 2005) | 1 (2004) | 1 (2004) | 1 (1997) | 1997 | 2006 | ||
| University of Western Australia (Australia) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1999) | 2 (1997; 2003) | 3 (1995; 2002; 2003) | 2003 | 2003 | 1977/1995 | |
| University of Georgia (United States) | 1 | 1 | 3 (1981; 1991; 1991) | 2 (2001; 2004) | 1 (1991) | 1990 | 1991 | |||
| University of the Philippines Diliman (Philippines) | 1 | 0 | 3 (1979 (2); 2017) | 1 (1979) | 2 (1975; 1979) | 1995 | 1995 | |||
| Boston College (United States) | 1 | 0 | 2 (1986; 1986) | 1 (1990) | 1 (1986) | 1986 | 1986 | |||
| University of British Columbia (Canada) | 1 | 0 | 2 (1989; 1989) | 1 (1995) | 1 (1989) | 1989 | 1989 | 1968/1980 | ||
| University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) | 1 | 0 | 2 (2007; 2020) | 1 (2016) | 2016 | 2016 | ||||
| Vanderbilt University (United States) | 0 (excludes 1 before 1968) | 0 | 1 (1971) (excludes 1 before 1968) | 0 (excludes 1 before 1968) | 1968/ | |||||
| Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) | 1 | 0 | 1 (2008) | 2 (2008; 2011) | 2004 | 2004 | ||||
| Dalhousie University (Canada) | 1 | 0 | 1 (1984) | 1 (1984) | 1984 | 1984 | 1968/1984 | |||
| Case Western Reserve University (United States) | 1 | 0 | 1 (2011) | 1 (2008) | 2008 | 2008 | ||||
| University of Saskatchewan (Canada) | 1 | 0 | 1 (1999) | 1991 | 1991 | 1968/1991 | ||||
| Moscow State University (Russia) | 1 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 | ||||||
| Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) | 1 | 0 | 1 (2009) | 1 (2009) | 2009 | 2009 | ||||
| Cambridge University (UK) | 1 | 0 | 1 (1975) | 1 (1975) | 1975 | 1975 | ||||
| Université de Paris I (France) | 1 | 0 | 1 (1991) | 1 (1999) | 1 (1992) | 1992 | 1992 | |||
| Brooklyn Law School (United States) | 1 | 0 | 1 (1978) | 1978 | 1978 | |||||
| University of Michigan (United States) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2006) | 1 (1969) | 1969 | 1969 | |||
| Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) | 1 | 0 | 1 (2018) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2019) | 2019 | 2019 | |||
| Duke University (United States) | 0 (excludes 1 before 1968) | 0 | 1 (1968) | 1 (1968) | 1968 | 1968 | 1968/1968 | |||
| Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia) | 0 | 2 | 1 (1972) | 1 (1974) | 1 (1972) | NA | 1974 | |||
| University of the Pacific (United States) | 0 | 2 | 0 | NA | 1982 | |||||
| Singapore Management University (Singapore) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | 2014 | 2011/2013 |
| University of Hawaii (United States) | 0 | 1 | 3 (1995; 1998; 1998) | 1 (1993) | 1 (1995) | 1 (1993) | NA | 1993 | ||
| University of New South Wales (Australia) | 0 | 1 | 1 (2013) | NA | 2008 | 1977/1983 | ||||
| University College, London (UK) | 0 | 1 | 1 (2008) | NA | 2009 | |||||
| King's College, London (UK) | 0 | 1 | 1 (2009) | 1 (2009) | NA | 2007 | ||||
| International Islamic University (Malaysia) | 0 | 1 | 2 (1994; 2000) | 1 (2000) | 1 (2005) | NA | 2005 | |||
| University of Calgary (Canada) | 0 | 1 | 1 (1998) | 1 (2005) | NA | 1997 | 1968/1988 | |||
| South Texas College of Law (United States) | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 1984 | |||||
| University of Adelaide (Australia) | 0 | 1 | 1 (1978) | 1 (1979) | NA | 1979 | 1977/1977 | |||
| Harvard University (United States) | 0 | 0 (excludes 1 before 1968) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2002) | 0 (excludes 1 before 1968) | NA | 1968/ | ||
| Southern Illinois University (United States) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1988 (2); 1992) | 2 (1989; 1992) | 1 (1992) | 1 (2006) | NA | NA | ||
| University of Alabama (United States) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1994; 1995; 2000) | 1 (1994) | NA | NA | ||||
| Fordham University (United States) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1982; 1983; 1983) | NA | NA | |||||
| University of Vienna (Austria) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1996; 2001) | 3 (1997; 1999; 2003) | NA | NA | ||||
| University of Washington (United States) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1980; 1980) | 1 (1989) | 1 (1989) | NA | NA | |||
| Monash University (Australia) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1985; 1985) | 1 (1985) | 1 (1985) | NA | NA | 1977/1985 | ||
| Washington University, St Louis (United States) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2007) | 1 (2005) | 2 (2007; 2014) | NA | NA |
Country (1968 to 2020)
| Country | Cap on teams at international rounds | Number of championships | Number of runners-up | Number of finals appearances | Last championship | Last finals appearance | Debut |
| United States | 12 | 17 (excludes 5 before 1968) | 13 (excludes 4 before 1968) | 31 (excludes 9 before 1968) | 2008 | 2019 | 1968 |
| Australia | 2 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 2018 | 2018 | 1977 |
| Singapore | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2001 | 2014 | 1973 |
| Canada | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1991 | 1997 | 1968 |
| India | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2013 | 2018 | |
| Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2004 | 2004 | |
| UK | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1975 | 2009 | |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1997 | 2006 | |
| Russia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2012 | 2012 | |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Colombia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2009 | 2009 | |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 1992 | |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 1998 | |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | NA | 1974 | |
| Belgium | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 1987 | |
| Chile | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 2015 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | 2005 |
Notable former participants
- Ang Cheng Hock (1995, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and High Court Judge of Supreme Court of Singapore
- Hilary Charlesworth (1980, University of Melbourne) – Professor of international law and former ad hoc judge of the International Court of Justice in the Whaling in the Antarctic Case (Australia v. Japan)[19]
- Steven Chong (1982, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel, Attorney-General of Singapore, and Judge of Appeal of Supreme Court of Singapore[20]
- Peta Credlin (1995, University of Melbourne) – Chief of Staff to former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
- Francisco Domenech (2002, University of Puerto Rico) – Director of the Office of Legislative Services of Puerto Rico
- James Edelman (1996, University of Western Australia) – Justice of the High Court of Australia[21]
- Sundaresh Menon (1986, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel, Attorney-General of Singapore, and Chief Justice of Singapore[22]
- S. Muralidhar (1984, Madras Law College) – Judge of High Court of Punjab and Haryana
- Bruce Poole, (1984, Washington and Lee) – Chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party
- Judith Prakash (1974, National University of Singapore) – Judge of Appeal of Supreme Court of Singapore[23]
- V.K. Rajah (1982, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel, Judge of Appeal of Supreme Court of Singapore, and Attorney-General of Singapore[20]
- Indranee Rajah (1986, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and Minister in Prime Minister's Office of Singapore[24]
- Marco Rubio (1995, University of Miami Law School) – US junior Senator from Florida and 2016 US presidential candidate[25]
- K. Shanmugam (1984, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and Minister for Law and Home Affairs, Singapore[26]
- Davinder Singh (1982, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and former CEO of Drew & Napier[20]
- Lucien Wong (1977, National University of Singapore) – Attorney-General of Singapore[23]
- Woo Bih Li (1977, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and High Court Judge of Supreme Court of Singapore[23]
Cultural impact
In 2013, White & Case commissioned a 95-minute documentary, All Rise, which followed the Jessup journeys of seven teams around the world; the film made its world premiere at Doc NYC.[27]
Notes and references
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- ^ https://lawgazette.com.sg/news/updates/international-moots-review-2/
- ^ "ILSA". www.ilsa.org.
- ^ "Santa Clara University". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ^ "Search results". Tilburg University.
- ^ "Faculty of Law - Civil Law section". Faculty of Law - Civil Law section.
- ^ "UWA law students scoop Jessup Moot Competition".
- ^ *Message from United States Assistant Chief of Mission David Lindwall to Afghanistan competitors in the Jessup Moot, 2015
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- Santa Clara Law School, SCU School of Law to Host the Prestigious Jessup Moot Court Regional Competition, 18 July 2008
- University of Alberta Faculty of Law, Jessup International Law Moot Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- University of Buffalo, NY, 'UB Law School advances to International Round of Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition', 28 February 2014
- Washburn University School of Law, Jessup moot
- Dalhousie University, Schulich School of Law, Canada, Mooting
- Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada, Jessup moot Archived 2018-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- University of Ottawa, Canada, 'uOttawa’s Common Law Jessup Team Ranks as #1 North American Team in World’s Largest Moot Competition'
- Bucerius Law School, Germany, Moot courts
- Kiel University, Germany, Jessup moot
- Tilburg University, The Netherlands, Jessup moot Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- University of Amsterdam, Course description - Jessup moot Archived 2018-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Jagiellonian University, Poland, Jessup moot blog
- US-Ukraine Business Council, 'Asters supports participation of Kyiv students in Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition', 12 November 2014
- University of Oxford, Harris Manchester College, 'Harris Manchester Participates in the Jessup Moot' Archived 2016-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Kings College London, 'King’s Students are Jessup Moot World Cup Semi-Finalists', 15 April 2014
- University of Exeter, 'Jessup International Law Moot 2013 – Exeter team reach semi-finals' Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Brunel Law School, 'Brunel Student Captures the Prestigious 2013 Spirit of the Jessup Mooting Competition Prize at Grays Inn Chambers London', 21 February 2013 Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- No. 5 barristers chambers, UK, 'No5 Chambers is Proud to Sponsor the UK Jessup Moot Competition 2015' 7 Jan 2015
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law, Jessup Moot Archived 2015-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Chinese University of Hong Kong, About the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
- University of Hong Kong, International Competitions, Mooting & Client Counselling Archived 2018-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Singapore Management University School of Law, Jessup Moot
- Brajesh Rajak, 'Join the Bar: A Tale about Three Law Students: An Encounter with Life' (2011, Universal Law Publishing Co), 144.
- Australian National University, Jessup Moot Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Deakin University, Course description for Jessup Moot
- Melbourne Law School, Jessup Moot course description
- Monash University, Jessup moot application form
- Sydney Law School, '2015 Jessup National Champions', 9 February 2015
- University of Queensland, Jessup Moot course description
- Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia, Jessup Moot
- Lawyers Weekly Australia, Jessup moot finalists 'live and breath the law', 11 February 2015 Archived 5 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- University of Auckland, Auckland Law School represents New Zealand in the Jessup Moot Competition, 23 April 2014
- University of the Western Cape, New Zealand, Jessup moot
- Universidad Torcuato Di Tella represents Argentina in the Jessup Moot Court Competition
- ^ "Another Season of Record-Breaking International Moot Court Achievements (SMU) - The Law Gazette of Singapore". 1 November 2017.
- ^ Ganz, Kian. "Mooting Premier League is back: MPL 7 sees Nalsar, UILS, NLS, NLIU lead after strong 2016 start". www.legallyindia.com.
- ^ "International Law Students Association - the future of international law". www.ilsa.org.
- ^ a b c "1960 Jessup Competition". ilsa.org. International Law Students Association. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ^ a b In most cases this would refer to the Baxter Award for Best Applicant/Respondent Memorial
- ^ https://www.ilsa.org/Jessup-history/
- ^ Includes Exhibition Teams
- ^ Best Applicant or Respondent Memorial
- ^ Best Memorial for World Regional Rounds or Best Memorial from the National Rounds; Best Memorials from National Rounds and Top Memorials from International Rounds combined
- ^ Best Memorial for International Rounds (from 1973 to 1976, the Evans Award was for Best Memorial)
- ^ "An Interview with Hilary Charlesworth". anu.edu.au.
- ^ a b c "NUS - Faculty of Law : Asia's Global Law School - History & Milestones". law.nus.edu.sg.
- ^ "Jessup 1996 Oralist Rankings" (PDF). www.ilsa.org.
- ^ "AsiaOne". AsiaOne.
- ^ a b c "NUS Law Mooting and Debating Club | Jessup". nusmooting.
- ^ "Jessup Moot Practice Round (with Drew and Napier LLC) - Justified". justified.nuslawclub.com.
- ^ "Law school alumnus Sen. Marco Rubio running for U.S. president". 3 March 2016.
- ^ http://law.nus.edu.sg/alumni/pdfs/LawLinkJul-Dec08.pdf
- ^ https://www.docnyc.net/film/all-rise/
External links
- The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition registration and schedule
- ICJ Presidents H.E. Rosalyn Higgins and H.E. Stephen M. Schwebel at the ILSA-ASIL Gala Dinner Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition on 27 March 2009 and Jessup's 50th Anniversary Honorary Committee and 50th Jessup Video and 50th Jessup Programme and Prize for "Best Jessup Oralist" Launched in Honour of Former ICJ President Stephen M. Schwebel at [https://web.archive.org/web/20090310214600/http://am2009.asil.org/index.cfm the 103rd ASIL Annual Meeting on International Law as Law, Held in Fairmont Hotel, Washington, D.C., 25–28 March 2009