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Jessup's 50th Anniversary Year

Fairmont Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C.

March 22-28, 2009

Jessup World Cup Champion: Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Runner-Up: University College London (United Kingdom)

Final Round Judges:
Bruno Simma - Judge, International Court of Justice
Ruth Wedgwood - Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Jose Alvarez - Professor, Columbia Law School

Problem Authors:
Lead Author: Steven Schneebaum
Senior Authors: Jose Alvarez, David Baron, Elizabeth Burleson, Aaron Fellmeth, Diane Orentlicher, David Scheffer, Quang Trinh, Sophie Wernert
Junior Authors: Amity Boye, Courtney Brewer, Jeffrey Brooks, Maria Issaeva, Luke McLaurin, Antonio Riva Palacio Lavin, Gabriel Sanchez, Ashley Walker, Rumiana Yotova, Liang Wei Wong

Executive Director: Amity R. Boye

Stephen M. Schwebel Best Oralist Award (Championship Round): Sebastian Machado, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Suyash Paliwal, Columbia University (USA)

Richard R. Baxter Award for Best Applicant Memorial: King's College London (United Kingdom)

Richard R. Baxter Award for Best Respondent Memorial: University of Sydney (Australia)

Alona E. Evans Award for Best Memorial at the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds: Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Hardy C. Dillard for Best Memorial from the National Rounds: King's College London (United Kingdom)

International Law Institute Award : Sebastian Machado, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Spirit of the Jessup Award: Suleymaniya State University (Iraq)

Steven M. Schneebaum Outstanding National Administrator Award: Maria Isaeeva (Russia)

Pam Young Award: Shearman & Sterling, Mary Hampton, Randy Noak, Ennio Rizzi

Click here for a list of participating teams at the Shearman & Sterling International Rounds.

Click here for a list of participating teams worldwide.

MORE RESULTS

• Advanced Rounds Results
• Top 50 Teams
• Top 100 Individual Oralists
• Top 25 Team Memorial Scores
• Dillard Awards
• Baxter Awards
• U.S. Super Regional Results

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The 2009 season marked the 50th Anniversary of the Jessup Competition and culminated with a commemorative event on March 27, 2009 in Washington, D.C. For pictures and information about the event, please visit the 50th Anniversary Celebration Page.

PHOTOS

View Photos from the 2009 Shearman & Sterling Jessup International Rounds.

View Photos from the 2009 National Rounds

• Official Version: HTML Format / Word Format
• Arabic-language version: Word Format
• French-language version: Word Format
• A translated version of the Compromis may serve as the official version of the Compromis for the purpose of your National Rounds only if your National Rules Supplement specifically replaces the English version with the translated version. In such case, the replacement is ONLY effective for your National Rounds. Please contact your National Administrator if you have any questions.

• Official Version: HTML Format / Word Format
• French-language version: Word Format
• A translated version of the Corrections and Clarifications may serve as the official version for the purpose of your National Rounds only if your National Rules Supplement specifically replaces the English version with the translated version. In such case, the replacement is ONLY effective for your National Rounds. Please contact your National Administrator if you have any questions.

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. All Basic Materials will be posted to the ILSA Jessup website.

• First Batch of Basic Materials
• Second Batch of Basic Materials

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

2009 Official Schedule

COMPETITION RULES

2009 Official Rules

The 2009 Official Rules of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition were approved by the ILSA Board of Directors on August 08, 2008. The Board approved several changes to the Official Rules. Teams are advised to read the 2009 Rules completely and carefully, and not to rely merely on last year's Rules or this year's Summary of Rules Changes.

• 2009 Official Rules Web Version
• 2009 Official Rules Adobe Acrobat Version (PDF)
• Summary of Rule Changes

National Rules Supplements will be posted here as they are approved by the ILSA Executive Office.

• Armenian National Rules Supplement
• Australian National Rules Supplement
• Canadian National Rules Supplement
• Chinese National Rules Supplement
• Dutch National Rules Supplement
• French National Rules Supplement
• German National Rules Supplement
• Greek National Rules Supplement
• Indonesian National Rules Supplement
• Mexican National Rules Supplement
• Philippine National Rules Supplement
• Supplement to Rule 6.0
• Supplement to Rule 8.0
• Russian National Rules Supplement (updated Jan 23 2009)
• United States National Rules Supplement