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Below is a list of the first batch of Basic Materials provided in connection with the 2009 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

The authors of the 2009 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.

Teams are encouraged to suggest materials for inclusion in the Second Batch of Materials. Please send suggestions to the ILSA Executive Office at jessup@ilsa.org by November 28, 2008. The Second Batch of Materials will be released in December 2008.

The documents included in the first batch of Basic Materials are as follows:

1. Statute of the International Court of Justice
   
   
2. Charter of the United Nations
   
   
3. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
   
   
4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
   
   
5. United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
   
   
6. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
   
   
7. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
   
   
8. United Nations Model Status of Forces Agreement
   
   
9. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1674 (2006)
   
   
10. Draft Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its 53rd Session