The 2007 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
and the
2007 Shearman & Sterling International Rounds
Official Rules
International Law Students Association
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OFFICIAL RULE 1.0 Organization of the Competition
1.3 Establishment
of Qualifying Tournaments
OFFICIAL RULE 2.0 Participation and Eligibility
2.2 Team
Composition and Selection
2.2.1 Minimum
requirements for team member eligibility
2.2.2 Executive
Director's written permission required in certain cases
2.2.3 Persons
ineligible to be team members
2.4 Outside
Assistance to Teams
2.5 Confidentiality
of the Bench Memorandum
2.6 Use
of Opposing Team's Memorials and Arguments
OFFICIAL RULE 3.0 Team Registration
3.1 Team
Registration Form and Team Contact
3.3 Team
Number as Identification
5.1 Eligibility
of Persons to Judge
5.1.2 Faculty
Advisors and Coaches
5.3 Judges
Affiliated With Schools in the Competition
6.1.1 Memorials
Submitted in Languages Other Than English
6.3 Description
of the Memorial
6.3.2 Legal
Argument Limited to Pleadings Section.
6.3.5 Summary
of the Pleadings
6.5 Limitations
on the Use of Footnotes/Endnotes
6.6.1 Information
Contained on Memorial Cover
6.6.2 Team
Number as Identification on Memorial Cover
OFFICIAL RULE 7.0 Oral Pleading Procedures
7.1.1 Extension
of Time at Judges' Discretion
7.3.1 Rebuttal
and Surrebuttal
7.6 Competition
Communications
7.6.1 Oral
Courtroom Communication between Counsel and Judges
7.6.2 Oral
Courtroom Communication and Activity at Counsel Table
7.6.3 Written
Courtroom Communication
7.8 Interpreters
and the Use of Interpreters
7.8.2 International
Tournament
7.8.3 Team
Members as Interpreters