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Jessup 2027 Rules

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List of Approved Acronyms as set out in Rule 5.17(b)

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List of Approved Acronyms as set out in Rule 5.17(b)(i)

(D)ARSIWA(Draft) Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts
ACHPRAfrican Commission on Human and Peoplesโ€™ Rights
ACtHPRAfrican Court on Human and Peoplesโ€™ Rights 
AUAfrican Union
CJEUCourt of Justice of the European Union
ECHREuropean Convention on Human Rights
ECtHREuropean Court of Human Rights
ECJEuropean Court of Justice
ECOSOCUnited Nations Economic and Social Council
ECOWASEconomic Community of West African States
EUEuropean Union
GATTGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
HRCUN Human Rights Council
HRCommUN Human Rights Committee
IACHRInter-American Commission of Human Rights
IACtHRInter-American Court of Human Rights
ICCInternational Criminal Court
ICCPRInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICESCRInternational Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICTYInternational Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
ICJInternational Court of Justice
ICSIDInternational Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
ICTRInternational Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ILCInternational Law Commission
ILOInternational Labour Organization
IMOInternational Maritime Organization
ITLOSInternational Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGONon-Governmental Organization
OASOrganization of American States
OAUOrganisation of African Unity
PCAPermanent Court of Arbitration
PCIJPermanent Court of International Justice
UDHRUniversal Declaration of Human Rights
UNUnited Nations
UNESCOUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNGAUnited Nations General Assembly
UNHCRUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNSCUnited Nations Security Council
VCCRVienna Convention on Consular Relations
VCDRVienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
VCLTVienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
WTOWorld Trade Organization