ILSA News

The International Law Students Association (ILSA), the organization responsible for administering the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, invites all interested persons to submit proposals for issues to be addressed in the Jessup 2024 Problem (a.k.a. the Jessup Compromis). Proposals must be submitted to ILSA’s Executive Director, Michael Peil, at [email protected], by 1 March 2023. Continue reading “Call For Jessup 2024 Problem Proposals” →

ILSA is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Student Deak Award. The Student Deak Award is given annually to the best international law student article in a student-edited law journal. The award honors Francis Deak, a WWII veteran who wrote extensively on international law. The award is the student corollary to the Deak Prize separately awarded by the American Journal of International Law to a younger author for meritorious scholarship in the prior year’s volume of the Journal. Continue reading “Now Accepting Nominations for the 2023 Student Deak Award” →

Memorial penalties can be confusing and, every year, Jessup teams lose easy points on their memorials to them. To ensure this does not happen to you, ILSA has put together a short video to walk you through everything you need to know about memorial penalties and how to avoid them. Click here to watch.

The application process to receive a grant from Rusty Dalferes Memorial Fund is now open. The Fund assists judges who require financial assistance to attend the 2023 White & Case Jessup International Rounds, which will be held from 8-15 April 2023 in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “Financial Assistance for Judges to Attend 2023 White & Case Jessup International Rounds Now Available!” →

The Jessup 2023 Poster has arrived! Who else just got way more excited? You can download it here – .jpg | .pdf. Continue reading “Jessup 2023 Poster is Here!” →

The Jessup 2023 Problem is available in Braille. If interested, please email [email protected] to request a copy.

We’d like to clear a few things up! The Jessup 2023 Corrections and Clarifications are now available for download. Included below are two options. You can download the original Problem with the Corrections and Clarifications attached or download them separately. Please make sure you review this new release as it can have a profound impact on your arguments.

Jessup 2023 Problem with Corrections and Clarifications – .pdf | .docx
Jessup 2023 Corrections and Clarifications – .pdf | .docx

The Second Batch of Basic Materials for Jessup 2023 is now available. Please note that in a change of practice from previous years, we will be updating the list of basic materials from time to time. Continue reading “Second Batch of Jessup 2023 Basic Materials Released” →

In case you missed our panel Jessup 2023: Guide to Memorial Writing, you can watch it on-demand on Youtube. This Jessup 2023 panel features three experienced Jessup judges walking students through the tips and tricks needed to get the best scores on memorials.