Competition Schedule

The 2007 Philip C. Jessup

International Law Moot Court Competition

September 2006                  Distribution & Internet posting of Jessup Compromis and Official Rules

Administrator Guides sent to Jessup Administrators

October 2006                       Distribution of Basic Materials (a batch of basic research materials, designed to ensure that all teams, regardless of budget and access to information, start from the same position).  Teams should submit by 20 November 2006 suggestions for documents to be included in the second distribution. All Basic Materials will be posted to the ILSA Jessup website.

20 October 2006                 *Deadline for Requests for Clarifications- Requests must be made to the ILSA Executive Office via mail, fax, or email.  See Official Rules.

27 October 2006                 *Deadline for U.S. Team Registration

6 November 2006                Clarifications posted on the web site at <www.ilsa.org>.  If unable to access the web site, please contact the ILSA Executive Office (information below).

17 November 2006              *Deadline Non-U.S. Team Registration Unless otherwise provided under approved National Rules Supplement.

December 2006                   Second Distribution of Basic Materials (a second batch of materials, this time based upon requests from teams for additional treaties, caselaw, and secondary sources)

14 January 2007                 *Deadline for e-mailing memorials to Regional/National Administrators and the ILSA Executive Office in accordance with provisions of Official Rules. For the exact number of required memorials see the Official Rules or National  Supplement.

16 January 2007 *DEADLINE for mailing of memorials by U.S. teams to Regional Administrators. Must be postmarked by this date.

February/March 2007        U.S. Regional Rounds – February 15-18, February 22-25, March 1-4, 2006

25 March 2007                    Shearman & Sterling International Rounds Registration and Orientation at the Fairmont Hotel, Washington, DC, USA

25 – 31 March 2007           Shearman & Sterling International Rounds of the Jessup Competition

31 March 2007                    SHEARMAN & STERLING World Championship Jessup Cup Round

All dates are subject to change.  Please refer to the ILSA website at www.ilsa.org for official updates.