ILSA News

The American Branch of the International Law Association invites you to its annual International Law Weekend (ILW) conference, October 24-26, 2024, in New York City. The theme of ILW 2024 is Powerless Law or Law for the Powerless?

ILW 2024 will host a diverse collection of engaging and provocative panels and plenary sessions. The audience includes practitioners, academics, UN diplomats, business leaders, federal and state government officials, NGO leaders, journalists, students, and interested persons.

ILW 2024 opens at the New York City Bar Association on Thursday, October 24, 2024, with the President’s High-Level Opening Plenary Panel. The conference continues at Fordham University School of Law on Friday and Saturday, October 25-26, 2024, and features 36 panels on various topics. ILW 2024 also features community and committee networking rooms and opportunities to meet with legal book publishers.

Registration is free for students. Visit https://www.ila-americanbranch.org/international-law-weekend/ to learn more.

Does your Jessup Team need a coach? ILSA can try to pair Teams with remote coaches, who can advise Teams and help prepare them for Jessup 2025. Please note that Remote Coaches are limited and ILSA cannot guarantee that all requests will be fulfilled. If interested, you can find a link to the form at the bottom of your team homepage.

The Jessup 2025 Problem: The Case Concerning the Naegea Sea is now available.

Download as docx or pdf. As a reminder, the deadline for requests from Teams for Corrections and Clarifications to the Jessup Problem is 15 October 2024. Requests must be submitted through the online form found on your Team’s Home Page. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

ILSA is excited to welcome Roxanna Nazari as the newest member of the Executive Office. Roxanna will no doubt be a familiar face for many, having competed in 1999 and since served as a coach, judge and administrator, including starting the European Friendly Rounds. She studied at Columbia and Cornell, where she received her J.D. and LL.M. in international and public law. She has previously worked in the private and non-profit sectors and lived in six countries on three continents. Continue reading “ILSA welcomes Roxanna Nazari to the Executive Office Staff” →

Friends of the Jessup who are less than five years out of law school or graduate school can now join the All Rise Society at a discounted “New Professionals” level for $1,800 over 3 years. This level is intended to encourage our newest Friends of Jessup and alumni to stay involved and support the Jessup at a more accessible level. Continue reading “ILSA unveils New Professionals All Rise Society Level” →

It is with great appreciation and thanks that ILSA bids “bon voyage” to our Executive Office colleagues, Shannon Hutchins and Stephany Corzantes. Continue reading “ILSA Bids Farewell to Shannon and Stephany!” →

We are looking qualified professionals to serve as remote coaches for Jessup 2025 teams. If you want to mentor and inspire the next generation of lawyers, please email [email protected] with your cv. Please note, this is an unpaid/volunteer position.