Jessup Judges
The Jessup Competition is judged by an elite corps of volunteer attorneys. Judges are needed at all levels of the Competition (National, Friendly, and International) to evaluate and score the written and oral pleadings of the competitors. In most jurisdictions, study or practice in the field of international law, or prior experience in the Jessup Competition, is preferred, but not required.
Feel free to email [email protected] with any questions.
Judge Registration
If you have previously registered to judge other editions of the Jessup, you do not need to create a new account. However, you may wish to update your profile on your Judge Homepage if any significant changes have occurred. If you are new to judging the Jessup, then you will need to create a new account.
If you are interested in judging Jessup 2025, please complete the 2025 Judging Preferences form available on your Judge Homepage.
If you register your preferences for judging National and Friendly Rounds, we will share your contact information with the National Administrators in the locations in which you indicated your interest in judging. The National Administrators will be communicating with and scheduling judges for National Rounds. The most up-to-date information about National Rounds including dates, locations, and National Administrator email addresses can be found on our National and Friendly Rounds page. If you have questions about a specific National Round, we encourage you to contact the National or Friendly Administrator in the first instance. However, you can also email [email protected] with questions or concerns.
National and Qualifying Rounds Schedule
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The dates for all Jessup 2025 National, Regional, and Friendly Rounds as well as Jessup Trainings will be updated on a rolling basis.
National, Regional, and Friendly Competitions without information will be updated on a rolling basis as details are finalized. Additional National or Friendly Rounds may be added over the course of several weeks based on Jessup Team registration. Questions can be sent to [email protected].
National, Regional, and Friendly Rounds
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Afghanistan | Ramin Mansoory | 24-26 Jan | Rules Supplement | |
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Argentina | Argentina Jessup Committee | |||
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Armenia | Madlen Mahlamyan | |||
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Australia | Andrew Ray & Anthony Cassimatis | 4-8 Feb | Canberra | |
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Azerbaijan | Mehri Guliyeva | |||
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Bangladesh | K M Ashbarul Bari & Arifa Chowdhury | |||
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Belarus | Victoria Mitskevich | |||
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Belgium | Gaby Barnett | |||
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Brazil | Thais Neves Website |
20-22 Feb | Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (IDP) Brasilia - DF |
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Bulgaria | Kostadin Obretenov | 14-16 Feb | Supreme Court of Cassation of Bulgaria | |
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Cambodia | Committee of Cambodian Jessup Coaches | 21-22 Feb | ||
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Canada | Maggie MacDonald | 20-22 Feb | Ottawa Marriott Hotel Ottawa, ON |
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Caribbean Friendly | Jessica Zouetr | |||
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Central Asia Friendly | Salim Yusupov | 15-17 Feb | American University of Central Asia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
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Chile | Gustav Jacob | |||
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China | Lijiang Zhu | 15-18 Feb | China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) Beijing |
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Chinese Taipei | Wendy Ho | 14-16 Feb | National Taipei University College of Law | |
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Colombia | Camilo José Castro | |||
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Dominican Republic | Jose Luis Almanzar | |||
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Egypt | Nada Hesham | |||
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Ethiopia | Elias Nour | |||
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European Friendly | Roxanna Nazari | 27 Feb-1 Mar | Offices of Uría Menéndez Madrid, Spain |
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France | Elise Roussel & Damien Charlotin | 28 Feb-1 Mar | White & Case 19 Pl. Vendôme 75001 Paris |
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Georgia | Ana Jabauri | 31 Jan-1 Feb | ||
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Germany | Adrian Schildheuer | 19-22 Feb | University Leipzig | |
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Ghana | Abena Achiaa Otuo | 27-31 Jan | Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) | |
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Greece | Christos Zios | |||
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Guatemala | Juan Pablo Hernandez Paez | |||
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Hong Kong China | Sakinah Sat | 2 Mar | ||
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India | Bhavna Batra | 12-15 Feb | Amity Law School, Noida | |
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Indonesia | Demi Narendra Soegandhi | Virtual Prelims 1-2 Feb In-Person Advanced Rounds 15 Feb |
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Iran | Ali Masoudian | |||
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Iraq | Sherwan Fatah | 10-13 Feb | Erbil | Rules Supplement |
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Ireland | 15 Feb | Law Society of Ireland | ||
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Italy | Agnese Pizzola | 5-8 Feb | Universita degli Studi di Bologna | Rules Supplement |
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Jamaica | Marc Ramsay | |||
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Japan | Dr. Shotaro Hamamoto | 14-16 Feb | Kyoto University | |
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Kazakhstan | Salim Yusupov | 15-17 Feb | American University of Central Asia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
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Kenya | Dominic Ndungu | |||
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Kuwait | Hanna Abdullah Alebrahim | Kuwait International Law School | ||
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Kyrgyzstan | Salim Yusupov | 15-17 Feb | American University of Central Asia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
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Latin American Friendly | Claudia Caceres | 10-16 Mar | Online | Rules Supplement |
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Lebanon | ILSA | |||
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Lithuania | Ausrine Pasvenskiene | |||
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Malaysia | Fatimawati binti Ismail | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) | ||
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Mexico | María José Buerba | 17-21 Feb | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores) Av. Juarez 20, Colonia Centro Centro, Cuauhtémoc, 06010 Ciudad de México, CDMX |
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Nepal | Ojaswee Bhattarai | Kathmandu | ||
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Netherlands | Pauline Melin | 30-31 Jan | Maastricht University Faculty of Law (Bouillonstraat 1-3 6211 LH Maastricht |
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Nigeria | Prince Ulame & Ofure Efeovbokhan | 21-22 Feb | Online | |
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Oman | Muhammad Shairyar | |||
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Pakistan | Fazeel Hyder Chohan | 24-26 Jan | Indus College of Law Hyderabad |
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Panama | Cristina Lopez | |||
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Philippines | Enrique Dela Cruz | 28 Feb-2 Mar | University of Santo Tomas Manila |
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Poland | Joanna Polatynska | 10-13 Feb | ||
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| RJT | Evgeniya Neverova | 3-9 Feb | MGIMO University Moscow |
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Saudi Arabia | Misbah Saboohi | 12-13 Feb | Prince Sultan University Riyadh |
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Sierra Leone | Karina Gbakie | 30-31 Jan | Fourah Bay College | |
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South Africa | Roxanna Nazari | 13-15 Feb | University of the Western Cape | Rules Supplement |
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South Korea | Hyeyoung Lee | |||
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Spain | Nour Yazbeck Moell | 18-20 Feb | Cuatrecasas Madrid office Calle de Almagro, 9, Chamberí, 28010 |
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Tanzania | April Ernest | |||
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Thailand | International Law Association of Thailand | |||
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Trinidad & Tobago | Jessica Zouetr | |||
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Tunisia | Meriem Agrebi | 20-22 Feb | ||
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Türkiye | Tibet Seheri & Selin Ulger | |||
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Uganda | Brian Kiira | 17-18 Jan | Cavendish University School of Law | Rules Supplement |
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Ukraine | Anna Particha & Anastasiia Kyiashko | 31 Jan-2 Feb | Kyiv | Rules Supplement |
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United Arab Emirates | Ali Masoudian | |||
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United Kingdom | Andrew Holmes | 21-23 Feb | ||
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United States - East* | Jenny Englander | 26 Feb-2 Mar | Hilton Charlotte University Place Charlotte, NC |
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United States - West* | Dagmar Butte | 19-23 Feb | Hilton Portland Downtown Portland, OR |
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Uzbekistan | Salim Yusupov | 15-17 Feb | American University of Central Asia Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
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Vietnam | Michael Peil | Online | ||
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Zambia | Rapheka Andre Malunga | 7-9 Feb | Goldsmith University Woodlands, Lusaka |
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Zimbabwe | Chiramba Nyasha |
*Teams will be assigned to the East or West US National Rounds based on geography. We will announce where the ‘line’ is drawn once we have a sense of how many teams are registering and their geographic distribution. If your school requires earlier notice (for example for budgeting reasons), please contact ILSA at [email protected].
Jessup Trainings
| Training | Date | Location | Details |
| Latin American Jessup School | 11-16 Nov | Online | Click here to register Contact: [email protected] No Registration Fee All teams are welcome to register |
| UAE Jessup Moot Court Summer School 2024 | 18-20 Sept | American University in the Emirates, Dubai | Contact: Ali Masoudian |
2025 White & Case International Rounds
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Judging White & Case International Rounds
White & Case International Rounds judges invited by the ILSA Executive Office and are generally referred by National and Friendly Round Administrators. If you would like to judge the White & Case International Rounds, you are encouraged to judge National and Friendly Rounds and seek a referral from the Administrator. Please note that ILSA receives substantially more requests to judge at the White & Case International Rounds than we are able to accommodate.
Dates and Location
The 2025 White & Case Jessup International Rounds will be held, in person, on 29 March - 5 April 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, DC.
Hotel Information
Hyatt Regency Washington On Capitol Hill
400 New Jersey Ave NW
Washington, DC 20001
+1-202-737-1234
About Washington DC
Home to more than 6 million people, the Washington, D.C. area boasts world-class museums, restaurants, theaters, concerts, sporting events, and more, as well as being the capital of the United States of America. Whatever your interests may be, you can find something fun to do in Washington. The links below will help you navigate the capital city during your free time.
Resources and Guides for Judges
Below are helpful resources and guides for both returning and new judges. The materials are divided based on resources for oral rounds scoring and grading of the written memorial submissions.
Basic Materials
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While not required, some judges may find it helpful to review the basic research materials before judging.
Updated 10 October 2024
These materials are intended to give teams a strong foundation with which to begin their research. Teams are not limited to these materials and are strongly encouraged to go beyond them in their research for the Jessup problem. ILSA may update this list on an ad hoc basis.
International Agreements
- Statute of the International Court of Justice
- United Nations Charter
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
- ICCPR
- ICESCR
- UNCLOS
- United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property – Updated 10 October
- International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance
ICJ and PCIJ Cases
- SS ‘Lotus’ (France v Turkey), Judgment, 7 September 1927
- Phosphates in Morocco (Italy v France) (Preliminary Objections), Judgement, 14 June 1938
- Colombian Peruvian asylum case (Colombia v. Peru), Judgment, November 20th, 1950
- Right of Passage over Indian Territory (Portugal v. India) (Merits), Judgment, 12 April 1960
- Arrest Warrant of 1I April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Belgium), Judgment, 14 February 2002
- Certain Property (Liechtenstein v Germany) (Preliminary Objections), Judgment, 10 February 2005
- Dispute regarding Navigational and Related Rights (Costa Rica v. Nicaragua), Judgment, 13 July 2009
- Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy, Greece intervening), Judgment, 3 February 2012
- Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal), Judgment, 20 July 2012
- Allegations of Genocide under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Ukraine v. The Russian Federation) (Preliminary Objections), 2 February 2024
Other Courts and Adjudicative Bodies
- Aguilar-Amory and Royal Bank of Canada Claims (Great Britain v Costa Rica) (1923) I UNRIAA 375
- Regina v Bow Street Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate and others, ex parte Pinochet Ugarte (No. 3) [2000] 1 AC 147
- Zitha and Zitha v Mozambique, African Commission on Human and People’s Rights, Comm No. 361/08 (1 April 2011).
- The Determination of the Office of the Prosecutor on the Communication Received in Relation to Egypt’ (Press release, 8 May 2014) (ICC-OTP-20130508-PR1003)
Publicists
- Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (ARSIWA) (2001) with Commentary
- Fourth (Final) Report of the International Law Association, Recognition/Non-recognition in International Law (2018) – Updated 10 October
- ILC, Report of the International Law Commission (2022), UN doc A/77/10, draft articles on immunity of State officials from foreign criminal jurisdiction adopted on first reading with commentaries
- 2023 Report of the Study Group of the International Law Commission on “Sea-level rise in relation to international law”
- ILC, Conclusions on the Identification of Customary International Law (2018) and Commentary
- ILC, Conclusions on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice in Relation to the Interpretation of Treaties (2018) and Commentary
- Lagerwall and Hebert-Dolbec, Universal Jurisdiction, Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law, July 2022
- Pavlopoulos, The Identity of Governments in International Law (OUP 2024) ch 4.
- Report of the International Law Association, International Law and Sea-Level Rise (2024)
- Tomuschat, Christian, ‘Article 36’, in Andreas Zimmermann, and others (eds), The Statute of the International Court of Justice: A Commentary, 3rd Edition, Oxford Commentaries on International Law (2019; online edn, Oxford Academic).
Financial Support for Judges
The Rusty Dalferes Memorial Fund was established in 2022 to help defray travel costs for dedicated, skilled Jessup judges to attend the White & Case International Rounds. Applications for financial support for judges who wish to attend the 2024 White & Case Jessup International Rounds, 30 March - 6 April 2024 in Washington, D.C., is now open. If you would like to apply, please complete the application form. Applications will be considered as they are submitted. The deadline is December 8, 2023.
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Rules
- Jessup 2025 Official Rules (pdf)
- List of Approved Acronyms as set out in Rule 5.17(b)(i)
- Important Reminders & Summary of Changes to the Jessup 2025 Official Rules (pdf)
Rule Supplements
Rule Supplements will be posted on a rolling basis as they are approved.
