What is the Jessup?
Jessup is the world's largest moot court competition, with participants from roughly 600 law schools in 95 countries and jurisdictions. The Competition is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the judicial organ of the United Nations. One team is allowed to participate from every eligible school. Teams prepare oral and written pleadings arguing both the applicant and respondent positions of the case.
Jessup 2022
The Jessup 2022 Competition concerns human rights on the Internet, data theft, the secession of part of a nation's territory, and foreign election interference. Click to read the Jessup 2022 Problem.
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White & Case International Rounds
Teams in multi-participant countries will once again qualify for the 2022 White & Case International Rounds through national-level qualifying tournaments. Our national administrators will make determinations as to whether those tournaments will take place in-person or online, consistent with local circumstances and applicable national health guidelines.
In light of continuing uncertainty and the disparate situations in the many different countries that make up the global Jessup family – including ongoing health concerns, limitations on international travel, and local/national safety measures, all of which threaten to continue for months (if not years) – a return to an in-person International Rounds is unfortunately not viable for spring of 2022. Therefore, the ILSA Board of Directors has decided that the 2022 White & Case International Rounds will be held online.
Read the full statement regarding Jessup 2022
Jessup 2022 Schedule
Official Jessup 2022 Schedule
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30 August 2021 | RELEASE of Official Jessup Rules. (National Rules Supplements will be posted as they become available) |
3 September 2021 | REGISTRATION OPENS |
13 September 2021 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE of the Jessup Problem |
8 October 2021 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE of First Batch of Basic Materials. The Basic Materials are a collection of research materials, designed to ensure that all teams, regardless of budget and access to information, start from the same position. All Basic Materials will be posted to the ILSA’s website. |
15 October 2021 | DEADLINE for Requests from Teams for Corrections and Clarifications to the Jessup Problem. Requests must be submitted through the online form found on your Team’s Home Page. |
8 November 2021 | DEADLINE for Second Batch Basic Materials Suggestions. This is the last day to submit suggestions for documents to be included in the Second Batch of Basic Materials. All Basic Materials will be posted to the ILSA’s website. |
12 November 2021 | DEADLINE for Eligibility Inquiries. This is the last day on which individuals may request the Executive Office’s special permission to compete under Official Rule 2.4. |
16 November 2021 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE DATE of Corrections and Clarifications to the Jessup Problem. |
18 November 2021 | ANTICIPATED RELEASE of Second Batch of Basic Materials. The Second Batch of Materials usually includes a variety of treaties, caselaw, and secondary sources. |
19 November 2021 | DEADLINE for Registration (Online Form and Payment) for all Teams. DEADLINE for Submission of Team Roster. This is the last day on which teams may submit the names of their team members and advisors. |
12 January 2022 | DEADLINE for Submission of Memorials. Memorials must be submitted to the Executive Office in accordance with the Official Rules. A National Supplement to the Official Rules may impose additional submission requirements. It is the responsibility of teams to understand the submission requirements of the Official Rules and of their National Rules Supplement, if any, which are posted on ILSA’s website. |
18 January 2022 | DISQUALIFICATION DEADLINE for Failure to Submit Memorials. If a Team fails to submit its Applicant and Respondent Memorials by this day, the Team will be disqualified from the Competition. Any Memorial submitted after the 12 January Submission Deadline but prior to the 18 January Disqualification Deadline will be subject to applicable late penalties. |
28 January 2022 | MEMORIALS PENALTIES distributed to Teams on a rolling basis hereafter (deadlines to submit appeals will be communicated to Teams at the time penalties are sent). |
February – March 2022 | NATIONAL & FRIENDLY ROUNDS: Teams from jurisdictions with more than one team registered must take part in Qualifying Rounds. National and Friendly Rounds may take place virtually or in-person. Advancing Teams will go on to compete in the White & Case International Rounds. |
24 March 2022 | WHITE & CASE INTERNATIONAL ROUNDS OPENING CEREMONY (virtual) |
25 - 29 March 2022 | PRELIMINARY ROUNDS: Each Team competes twice as Applicant and twice as Respondent. |
31 March - 4 April 2022 | ADVANCED ROUNDS: Each Advancing Team competes twice as Applicant and twice as Respondent. |
5 - 8 April 2022 | ELIMINATION ROUNDS: The top 32 Teams will moot against one another in single-elimination knockout rounds, starting with a Round of 32 and ending with Semifinal matches. |
9 April 2022 | WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND |
10 April 2022 | 2022 CLOSING CEREMONY & PRESENTATION OF AWARDS (virtual) |
National and Friendly Rounds Schedule
National, Regional, and Friendly Rounds
Jurisdiction | Administrator | Date | Format/Location | Rules Supplement | |
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Argentina | Argentina National Jessup Committee | 19-24 Feb 2024 | |||
Armenia | Meri Batikyan | 27-28 Jan 2024 | Constitutional Court of Armenia | Rules Supplement | |
Australia | Dilan Thampapillai | 6-10 Feb 2024 | Australian National University | Rules Supplement | |
Azerbaijan | Mehri Guliyeva | 3 Mar 2024 | Rules Supplement | ||
Bangladesh | Washik Muhammod Istiaq Ezaz | 1-3 Feb 2024 | American International University - Bangladesh (AIUB) | Rules Supplement | |
Belgium | Gabrielle Barnett | 17-18 Feb 2024 | White & Case 37 Rue de la Science 1000 Brussels |
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Brazil | Thais Neves | 24-27 Jan 2024 | Universidade de São Paulo (USP) | ||
Bulgaria | Hristina Troshanova | 16-18 Feb 2024 | Sofia Courthouse | ||
Cambodia | Milan Jovancevic | 25 Feb 2024 | Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia Building 40 Russian Federation Blvd (110) Mittapheap 7 Makara Phnom Penh |
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Canada | Leah West | 22-24 Feb 2024 | Ottawa, Ontario | Rules Supplement | |
Caribbean Friendly | Marc Ramsay | 15-17 Feb 2024 | Hybrid Format Kingston, Jamaica |
Rules Supplement | |
Central Asia Friendly | Salimjon Yusupov | 15-17 Feb 2024 | KIMEP Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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Chile | Gustav Jacob | 22-26 Jan 2024 | Universidad de los Andes | ||
China | Wenqi Zhu | 17-20 Feb 2024 | Renmin University | Rules Supplement | |
Chinese Taipei | Wan Chun Wendy Ho | 2-4 Feb 2024 | National Taipei University Law School | Rules Supplement | |
Colombia | Daniela Badalacchi Baños | 29 Feb-2 Mar 2024 | Universidad del Norte Barranquilla |
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Dominican Republic | José Luis Almánzar | 1-2 Mar 2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
Egypt | Nada Hesham | 23-24 Feb 2024 | Shalakany Law Offices Cairo | ||
Ethiopia | Dersolegn Yeneabat | 27-28 Jan 2024 | |||
European Friendly | Roxanna Nazari | 29 Feb-2 Mar 2024 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Rules Supplement | |
France | Yasmine El Achkar Elise Roussel | 22-24 Feb 2024 | White & Case Paris 19, Place Vendôme 75001 Paris |
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Georgia | Ana Jabauri | 3-4 Feb 2024 | Supreme Court of Georgia | ||
Germany | Max Milas | 28 Feb-2 Mar 2024 | University of Muenster | Rules Supplement | |
Ghana | Abena Achiaa Otuo | 12 Feb 2024 | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) | ||
Greece | Isavella Vasilogeorgi | 13-14 Feb 2024 | |||
Gulf Friendly | Hana'a Abdullah Al-Ebrahim | 14 Mar 2024 | Prince Sultan University Saudi Arabia |
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Hong Kong China | Sakinah Sat | 17-18 Feb 2024 | White & Case and the High Court of Hong Kong | ||
India | Bhavna Batra | 14-18 Feb 2024 | Amity Law School Noida |
Rules Supplement | |
Indonesia | Ajeng Maya Safitri | 27-28 Jan 2024 (Preliminary Rounds - Virtual) 3 Feb 2024 (Quarterfinal, Semifinal, & Final Round - In Person) | Hybrid Format Universitas Prasetya Mulia Tangerang |
Rules Supplement | |
Iran | Ali Masoudian | 15-17 Feb 2024 | MIS Centre in Tehran Neyavaran St. |
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Iraq | Sherwan Fatah | 11-13 Feb 2024 | Erbil | ||
Italy | Agnese Pizzolla | 7-10 Feb 2024 | Universita degli Studi 'Federico II' Napoli |
Rules Supplement | |
Jamaica | Marc Ramsay | 15-17 Feb 2024 | |||
Japan | Shotaro Hamamoto | 16-18 Feb 2024 | Kyoto University | Rules Supplement | |
Kazakhstan | Salimjon Yusupov | 15-17 Feb 2024 | KIMEP Almaty |
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Kenya | Dominic Ndungu | 9-10 Feb 2024 | Kenya School of Law | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Salimjon Yusupov | 15-17 Feb 2024 | KIMEP Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||
Latin American Friendly | Claudia Caceres | 9-15 Feb 2024 | Online | Rules Supplement | |
Lebanon | 16 Feb 2024 | Beirut Bar Association | |||
Malaysia | Puan Nadzratun Naim Binti Hammad Azizi | 2-3 Mar 2023 | Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam Campus | ||
Mexico | Fadia Ibrahim | 26 Feb-1 Mar 2024 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
Nepal | Ojaswee Bhattarai | 1-3 Mar 2024 | Kathmandu | ||
Netherlands | Kanad Bagchi | 16 Feb 2024 | Amsterdam Law School University of Amsterdam |
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Nigeria | Peter Komiti Ofure Efeovbokhan | 25-27 Jan 2024 | Nigerian Law School Abuja |
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Pakistan | Fazeel Hyder Chohan | 24-26 Jan 202 | NUST Islamabad | ||
Philippines | Enrique Dela Cruz | 23-26 Feb 2024 | University of Santo Tomas Manila |
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Poland | Joanna Polatynska | 8-10 Feb 2024 | University of Łódź, Faculty of Law and Administration | ||
RJT | Evgeniya Neverova | 5-11 Feb 2024 | St. Petersburg University | ||
Romania | Sorina Doroga | 29 Feb-2 Mar 2024 | |||
Sierra Leone | Karina Gbakie | 26 Jan 2024 | Fourah Bay College | ||
South Africa | Shannon Hutchins | 1-4 Feb 2024 | University of Pretoria | ||
South Korea | Dong Eun Lee | 16 Feb 2024 | Yonsei University Law School | ||
Spain | Marcos Díaz Tarragó | 20-22 Feb 2024 | Cuatrecasas Av. Diagonal, 191, 08018 Barcelona |
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Tanzania | April Esther Ernest | 3 Feb 2024 | District Court Kinondoni Dar es Salaam |
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Thailand | Akawat Laowonsiri | 17 Feb 2024 | The Bangkok Club | ||
Türkiye | Efe Soysal Emre Karaman |
17-18 Feb 2024 | White & Case İstanbul | ||
Uganda | Raymond Muhekyi Brian Kiira | 12-13 Jan 2024 | Islamic University in Uganda Kampala Campus |
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Ukraine | Mariia Stolbova | 2-4 Feb 2024 | Kyiv | ||
United Arab Emirates | Ali Masoudian | 6 Feb 2024 | Auditorium of American University in the Emirates | ||
United Kingdom | Andrew Holmes | 16-18 Feb 2024 | Lincoln's Inn London |
Rules Supplement | |
United States - East | Jeff Brooks | 21-25 Feb 2024 | The Jung Hotel New Orleans, LA |
Rules Supplement | |
United States - West | Dagmar Butte | 28 Feb-3 Mar 2024 | Portland Marriott Portland, OR |
Rules Supplement | |
Uzbekistan | Salimjon Yusupov | 15-17 Feb 2024 | KIMEP Almaty, Kazakhstan |
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Zambia | Emmanuel Ngambi | 9-11 Feb 2024 | University of Lusaka | ||
Zimbabwe | ILSA | 30 March 2024 | Washington, DC USA |
Jessup Trainings
Training | Date | Location | Details |
Be The Devil's Advocate Workshop | 13 -21 May 2023 | TBD (most likely Sofia, Bulgaria) | Application Deadline: 10 May Application Form More Information |
Pericles Jessup Summer School | 17-30 July 2023 | Moscow | Contact Alexander Gushchin for more information |
Central Asian Jessup School | 11-18 August 2023 | ||
Nepal National Jessup Training | 13-15 August 2023 | Kathmandu | Email [email protected] for details |
SPBU Summer School | 15-30 August 2023 | St Petersburg | Please send CVs and motivation letters in English to [email protected] no later than 6 August. Please list subject as: St Petersburg Summer Mooting School: Jessup. Successful candidates will be informed on 8 August. |
Jessup Iran Moot Court Summer School | 23-25 August 2023 | Tehran | Schedule and Details Contact [email protected] for more information |
Jessup Workshop Bangladesh | 28-29 September 2023 | Dakha University of Dhaka |
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Jessup Guatemala School | 20-24 November 2023 (Online) 25 November 2023 (In-Person) |
Alegalis Law Firm Guatemala City |
Email [email protected] to register |
National Workshop for the Ghana National Rounds | 21-30 November 2023 | Information and Registration | |
African Jessup School | 10-16 December 2023 | University of Benin Nigeria | Email Peter Komiti for details |
Jessup Summer School by Jessup Ukraine | TBD | Tbilisi, Georgia | Application Deadline: 10 June 2023 Application Form More Information |