Announcing the 2009 Baxter and Dillard Winners

ILSA is delighted to announce that King's College London from the United Kingdom has won the 2009 Baxter Award for the world's best Applicant Memorial, and that the University of Sydney from Australia has won the 2009 Baxter Award for the world's best Respondent Memorial. To view a copy of the award winning memorials and the list of ranking teams, please go to the 2009 Baxter Results Page.

ILSA is also delighted to announce the top ten scoring teams in the 2009 Hardy C. Dillard Competition:

1. King's College London (United Kingdom)
2. Soochow University (Chinese Taipei)
3. University of Sydney (Australia)
4. Lewis & Clark College (United States)
5. National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine)
6-tie. University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
6-tie. Aristotle University, Thessaloniki (Greece)
8. Case Western Reserve University (United States)
9. Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)
10. University of Denver (United States)

Congratulations to these teams!

Jessup Final Round Video

ILSA is delighted to provide the following five-minute video clip from the 2009 Jessup World Championship Round, which was held at the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds in Washington, D.C. on March 28, 2009. The video clip shows Top Oralist Sebastian Machado of the World Champion team from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), arguing before a prestigious panel of judges including H.E. Bruno Simma, Ruth Wedgwood, and Jose Alvarez. A DVD showing the entire oral argument is available for purchase from ILSA. For more information, please see ILSA's Merchandise Page. Enjoy!

2010 Jessup Schedule

ILSA is pleased to announce the release of the Official Schedule for the 2010 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Please note that Registration for the competition will begin in August 2009. As more information becomes available on the 2010 Season, it will be posted on the Jessup Website.

Jessup 50th Anniversary Fundraising Effort a Success

On Friday, March 27, 2009, the International Law Students Association and the American Society of International Law co-hosted a dinner event in Washington D.C. to honor the 50th Anniversary of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. More than just a celebration, the event was also a successful fundraising effort to support the next 50 years of the competition. Proceeds from the dinner will provide critical support to the Competition, including financial aid to teams who would not otherwise be able to participate in the Competition. For pictures and more information about the event please visit the Jessup 50th Anniversary Celebration Page.

ILSA International Conference to be in Kolkata, India July 22-25, 2009

All ILSA Chapter Members are invited to attend the ILSA International Conference at the National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata, India. The ILSA International Law Conference-India will bring together hundreds of law students from around the world to learn and network with esteemed members of the international legal community. The Conference will feature panel discussions, student presentations, and social events. The Conference's overall theme is "Trade and the Environment: Does International Law Have the Answers?". Click here for more information.

2009 Jessup Competition Results

A more complete set of standings for the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds has been posted on the 2009 Jessup Results Page.

Announcing the 2010 Jessup Topic

Looking ahead to next year's competition, ILSA is delighted to announce that the 2010 Jessup Compromis will address -- The right to self-determination and the lawfulness of measures taken to protect the economic resources of a State.

Announcing the Conclusion of the 2009 Shearman & Sterling International Rounds

The ILSA Executive Office congratulates all of the teams that participated in the 2009 Shearman & Sterling International Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

The results from this year's International Rounds are as follows:

World Championship Team
Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Runner-up Team
University College London (U.K.)

Best Final Round Oralist
Sebastian Machado – Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

ILSA thanks all of those who helped to make this another sucessful competition year -- sponsors, national administrators, coaches, judges, bailiffs, ILSA student officers, and core volunteer staff.

Further results and photos from the competition will be posted soon.

Shearman & Sterling International Rounds and 50th Anniversary Celebration

The Shearman & Sterling International Rounds will take place March 22-28 in Washington, D.C. at the Fairmont Washington Hotel (2401 M Street NW, Washington, DC, 20037).

Held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law and the ILSA Spring Conference, the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds will be the culminating event of the 50th Anniversary Year of the Jessup Competition. Students from all over the world will come together to learn and compete in the spirit of promoting international law.

The Jessup Competition is the world's largest moot court competition, with more than 500 schools competing ever year. Over the past couple of months, teams have competed at qualifying competitions to earn the right to represent their nation at the international level and to vie for the Shearman & Sterling Jessup Cup. ILSA expects more than 100 teams to attend the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds.

For more information about the competition, please refer to the International Rounds Page of our website.

Call for Jessup Judges

ILSA is currently seeking volunteer judges for Regional, National, and International Rounds of the Jessup Competition.

Shearman & Sterling International Rounds
The Shearman & Sterling International Rounds will take place March 22-28, 2009 at the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C. If you would like to serve as a memorial or oral rounds judge at the International Rounds, please complete and submit the International Rounds Volunteer Judge Application Form.

National Rounds
Between January and early March, Jessup National Rounds will be held at locations all around the world. Please refer to the National Rounds Schedule for the dates and venues of these qualifying tournaments. If you are interested in judging at a particular competition, please contact the Administrator listed in the schedule.

U.S. Super Regional Rounds
In February, U.S. Super Regionals will be held. If you are interested in judging at one of these competitions, please contact the Administrator listed below.

13-15 February 2009
      Midwest Super Regional (Chicago): Ashley Walker, awalker@ilsa.org
      Northeast Super Regional (New York): Jeffrey Brooks, jbrooks@ilsa.org
      Southwest Super Regional (Houston): Antonio Riva Palacio Lavin, arivapa@ilsa.org

20-22 February 2009
      Mid-Atlantic Super Regional (Washington, D.C.): Rachel Olander, rolander@ilsa.org
      Southeast Super Regional (Miami): Jeffrey Rendin, viceroy.rendin@gmail.com

27 February – 1 March 2009
      Pacific Super Regional (Portland): Asif Sayani, asayani@ilsa.org

Jessup Memorial Deadline

All Jessup Memorials must be submitted to the ILSA Executive Office via email to jessup@ilsa.org by Monday, January 12, 2009, 11:59pm (23:59) team's local time. For more guidelines on the Memorial submission process, please go to the Jessup Rules page.

White & Case Jessup Guide

ILSA is delighted to announce the release of the White & Case Jessup Guide, now available on White & Case's website at  http://jessup.whitecase.com/.

The White & Case Jessup Guide is a student-focused “how-to” manual containing recommendations on working with the Jessup Compromis, researching international law, writing Jessup memorials, Jessup oral pleadings, and using Jessup skills in your legal career.  Each year, thousands of law students from around the world participate in the Jessup, many of whom are first-time competitors or come from countries where mooting is not part of the traditional legal education curriculum.  With this in mind, the White & Case Jessup Guide was created to provide these students with advice on preparing for, participating in, and learning from the Jessup.

We hope that Jessup competitors and their coaches will find the White & Case Jessup Guide a valuable resource for successful participating in the Jessup and getting the most out of the Competition’s many educational and professional opportunities.

Jessup 50th Anniversary Event

A very special celebration to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition will take place during the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds on Friday, March 27, 2009 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. For more information on this event, please see the Save-the-Date Announcement.

Second Batch of Jessup Basic Materials Released

The second batch of basic research materials for the 2009 Jessup Competition has been released. The Basic Materials are a collection of sources designed to ensure that all teams, regardless of budget and access to research facilities, start from the same position. A link to the both batches of Basic Materials can be found on the Jessup Materials Page.

ILSA Seeking Nominations for Deak Writing Award

The International Law Students Association, in conjunction with ASIL, is currently accepting nominations for the Deak Award for the 2008 calendar year. The Deak Award is a prize provided by Oxford University Press for the best student article on an international law topic from a student-edited law journal. The award honors Francis Deak, a WWII veteran who wrote extensively on international law. The award is the student equivalent of the Deak Prize for the best article written by an attorney in the American Journal of International Law.

Students, professors, practitioners or other persons in the legal community  may nominate students for the Deak Award. A student may even nominate his own article. Per award rules, the nominee must have been a student at the time the  article was written, and the article must have been published in a student-edited journal during the award year (2008).  All nominations satisfying these criterion will be considered by the awards committee, which will read each article and choose the winning submission. The winner of the 2008 award will be announced at the 2009 ASIL Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., in March 2009.

All nominations must be sent to Jill Schmieder Hereau at jshereau@ilsa.org by February 9, 2009, and must include the student author's name, school, graduation year, article, and article citation. Questions about the award may also be directed to this email address.

Cooley Law School Selected to Host 2009 ILSA Fall Conference

The 2009 ILSA Fall Conference will be hosted by the International Law Society at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan from October 8-10, 2009. The topic will be “Global Financial Reform.” Congratulations to the Cooley ILS for submitting the winning conference bid.

Jessup Corrections and Clarifications Posted

The Corrections and Clarifications to the 2009 Jessup Compromis have been posted to the Competition Materials Page.

First Batch of Jessup Basic Materials Released

The first batch of basic research materials for the 2009 Jessup Competition has been released. The Basic Materials are a collection of sources designed to ensure that all teams, regardless of budget and access to research facilities, start from the same position. A link to the Basic Materials can be found on the Jessup Materials Page.

Indian Chapter to Host 2009 ILSA International Conference

ILSA is delighted to announce that the ILSA Chapter at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences has been selected to host the 2009 ILSA International Conference. The conference will take place in late-July on the campus of West Bengal National University, which is located in Calcutta, India. The theme of the conference will be International Trade and the Environment.

Congratulations to the students at West Bengal for submitting an impressive conference proposal. More information about the conference will be posted on the ILSA website soon.

50th Anniversary Season of the Jessup Competition Commences

ILSA is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2009 Jessup Season, which will mark the 50th Anniversary of the Competition, with the release of the Competition Problem (the Compromis). The Compromis can be found in both HTML and Microsoft Word format on the Jessup Materials Page.

Announcing Arrival of Jessup Competition Coordinator

ILSA is delighted to announce that Ashley Walker has joined the staff of the ILSA Executive Office as the new Jessup Competition Coordinator.

Ashley received her J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, attending the Hague Academy of International Law and interning at the ICTY during the summers of 2006 and 2007, respectively. Ashley is a two-time Jessup competitor, advancing to the International Rounds in both 2007 and 2008. Her team won the South Central Regional Competition in 2007, obtaining the highest overall memorial scores, with Ashley ranking among the top five oralists. At the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds, her team received the Evans award for best memorials in the preliminary rounds, and their Respondent brief went on to win the Baxter award. In 2008, Ashley captained the Washington University Jessup team, which won the inaugural Midwest Super Regional Competition in Chicago. Ashley scored among the top ten oralists both at the Super Regional level and at the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds later that spring.

Ashley is thrilled to continue her Jessup career as the incoming Jessup Competition Coordinator, and looks forward to working with old and new colleagues throughout the 2009 Competition season.

Welcome Ashley!

D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition, February 13-15, 2009

The Government Law College, located in Mumbai, India, is proud to announce the 10th D. M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition, to be held from 13th - 15th February, 2009. The competition is open to the international law school community, welcoming law schools from diverse legal traditions to compete against one another on a problem based on International Law. For further information, please visit the D.M. Harish Competition Website. All interested participants are requested to email Ms. Persis Sidhva, General Secretary, Moot Court Association, at mootcourts@glc.edu or persissidhva@glc.edu.

Register Now for the 2008 ILSA Fall Conference "Understanding Genocide"

The conference will be held October 2-4 at the Vermont Law School in South Royalton, Vermont. The keynote speaker will be Juan Mendez, who served as the UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide from 2004-2007 and is currently the President of the International Center for Transitional Justice. The conference will have 10 other substantive panels and also host networking events for students interested in careers in international law.  To view the full conference schedule and register to attend, please visit the Fall Conference Website.

Announcing the Release of the Case Study for the Frankfurt Investment Moot

If you are a law student interested in International Arbitration, please consider participating in the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot. The problem for the competition has been posted and registration is now open. For more information, please go to the Investment Arbitration Moot Website.

2008 ILSA Conference Brazil A Success

ILSA would like to congratulate the student organizers of the 2008 ILSA Conference Brazil for hosting a wonderful event! Over 400 law students from more than 30 schools in 10 countries participated in the four-day conference which was held at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The conference organizers also created a new moot court competition – the Customs Union or Free Trade Area Dispute Resolution Competition – which was a resounding success with 11 teams participating. Congratulations and thank you for all of your hard work!

ILSA Office Contact Information

The contact information for ILSA is:

International Law Students Association
c/o DePaul University School of Law
25 East Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60604

Phone: (312) 362-5025
Fax: (312) 362-5073