Updated 1 October 2024
The Basic Materials for Jessup 2025 are now available ahead of schedule. 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. Continue reading “Jessup 2025 Basic Materials Out Now”
Updated 24 October 2024
Important: For teams who wish to obtain access to Jus Mundi’s research resources for Jessup 2025, you MUST register your team and team members on jessup.ilsa.org AND team members MUST attend one of the mandatory training sessions.
There will be four scheduled trainings over the remainder of 2024: Continue reading “Important Information on how to access Jus Mundi for Jessup 2025”
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.
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”
