The 2007 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
to the
Official Rules
International Law Students Association
tel: (312) 362-5025
fax: (312) 362-5073
email: ilsa@ilsa.org
U.S. NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULE 1.0
Organization of the Competition
1.1 Obligation to Host; Conditional Status Preferences and Penalties
1.3 Host Application Procedure
U.S. NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULE 2.0
Participation and Eligibility
2.2 Withdrawal of Teams from Competition
2.3.1 Administration
by the International Law Society - Right of First Refusal
2.3.2 Administration
by Faculty Advisor
2.3.3 Administration
by Moot Court Boards
U.S. NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULE 6.0
Memorials
6.2 Mailing of Memorials for U.S. Regional Competitions
6.3 Specific Mailing Requirements
6.3.1 Registered
and Certified Mail
6.3.2 Other
Approved Private Courier Services
U.S. NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULE 8.0 Regional
Competitions
8.1 Date and Place of Regional Competitions
8.2 Regional Assignments and Pairings
8.2.1 Notification
to Regional Administrators
8.2.2 Notification
to Participating Teams
8.2.3 Re-Pairing
upon Team Withdrawal
8.3 Representation in International Rounds
U.S. NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULE 11.0
Penalties
11.1 Tardy or Improper Mailing to Administrator or Executive Director
11.2 Tardy or Improper Mailing to Opponents – Specific Penalty
U.S. NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULE 12.0 U.S.
Regional Competition Awards
12.1 U.S. Regional Competition Awards
12.4 Certificates of Participation
Each
school must host a Regional Competition at least once every twelve (12) years
it participates in the Competition.
Regional Host Schools shall not be
required to take more than sixteen (16) Teams per Region. If the number of registered Teams exceeds the
number of participation slots available, the Executive Director may disqualify
one or more schools that are overdue in their hosting obligation with a refund
of participation fees.
The Executive Director may also give
lower priority to schools that are overdue in their hosting obligation when
assigning Teams to geographically-convenient Regional Competitions.
.
Applications
to Host future Regional Competitions may be submitted, in writing, to the
Executive Director at any time
.
ILSA
will waive the participation fee for Teams from schools that host a Regional
Competition. Each
All participating schools shall
register for the Competition by the date indicated for U.S. Teams in the
Official Timetable.
Withdrawal from the Competition after the date indicated for
U.S. Teams in the Official Timetable will result in forfeiture of the
registration fee.
If a Team withdraws after December 31, or fails to notify the
Executive Director of its withdrawal by December 31, the Executive Director may
disqualify that Team's school from participating in the following year's
Competition.
Subject to Supplemental Rule 2.3.4, the ILSA Chapter or
International Law Society at each school has the first right to administer a
Team or tryouts for a Team, and to provide local administration at each
participating school.
If the ILSA Chapter or International Law Society does not
administer the Team or tryouts, the Faculty Advisor of the International Law
Society shall have the option of establishing an alternative method. In
instances where a special Jessup class is established, the Faculty Advisor, or
other professor teaching the class, shall not violate the provisions of the
Official Rules regarding assistance to teams in the administration of the
class.