In Memoriam: Rusty Dalferes

5/1/1974 - 5/11/2022

Last week the Jessup family unexpectedly lost one of its most cherished members. Rusty Dalferes was a kind, intelligent, hilarious, and warm-hearted person who treated everyone he met with unreserved friendliness. Upon entering the Judges Room at the International Rounds any time in the last two decades you saw his huge smile and heard his resonant laughter.

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Jessup 2022 Dillard Award Winners Announced

The annual Hardy C. Dillard awards are named in honor of the late Judge Dillard of the International Court of Justice, who was a longtime supporter of the Jessup Competition.

The Award is presented to Teams for excellence in Memorial writing by comparing top Memorials across participating jurisdictions. Memorials of the Teams scoring the highest at Qualifying Rounds, and Memorials of the Teams scoring in the top 20 at the White & Case International Rounds are considered for the Award. Continue reading “Jessup 2022 Dillard Award Winners Announced”

Support for Ukraine

Support Ukraine: Donate to Relief Organizations
Many in the Jessup community have asked what they can do to support Ukraine. In response, ILSA would like to share a list of organizations actively responding to the crisis. This list is intended as guidance only. We do not endorse any of the organizations listed, nor is this an implied appeal for donations. Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of relevant organizations. Continue reading “Support for Ukraine”

STATEMENT FROM THE ILSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For more than sixty years, the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition has brought together law students from nearly 100 countries to provide them with an opportunity to learn how they can help create a peaceful world through international law. The mission of the International Law Students Association has always been for students to take the lessons they have learned from the Jessup back to their home countries, and when they become leaders, to put those lessons into practice. We have held steadfast to that aspiration even when, as now, real-world events have directly impacted our students and the broader Jessup community. But this vision will prevail only if the world reinforces and redoubles the study of international law when it is most acutely challenged. Continue reading “STATEMENT FROM THE ILSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS”