2012 First Batch of Basic Materials

Below is a list of the first batch of Basic Materials provided in connection with the 2012 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

The authors of the 2012 Jessup Compromis have selected these materials with the expectation that the materials will prove interesting and enlightening in the context of the current year's problem. Inclusion of any particular text in the Basic Materials does not entail that the content of the text is binding as international law or reflects current prevailing theory or practice. Please note that teams are NOT required to use these materials. They are being provided to teams as a guide and starting point for research. As always, participants are encouraged to conduct their own research outside of the scope of these Basic Materials.

The Second Batch of Basic Materials is available here.

1. United Nations Charter
2. Statute of the International Court of Justice
3. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
4. Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
5. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
6. World Heritage Convention
7. UNESCO Declaration Concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage
8. Geneva Conventions of 1949
9. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
10. International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
11. United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property
12. ILC Draft Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, with commentaries
13. ILC Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations