730-414 Jessup Moot

Legal Method and Reasoning; Principles of Public Law; Torts; Legal Theory; International Law or in each case their equivalents.

The Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, co-sponsored by the International Law Students Association and the American Society of International Law, is an annual event involving law students from some 300 law schools in 50 countries throughout the world. Students are required to work as a team to prepare written and oral pleadings involving a hypothetical case brought before the International Court of Justice. The broad area of international law covered in the case is known by the middle of the year and the details of the case become available in September. The subject involves intensive work from the end of November through to mid-February. The Australian part of the competition, where teams from most Australian law schools compete, is held in Canberra in mid-February. The winning and runner-up Australian teams in the oral part of the competition then compete in the international finals held in the USA during April. The winning Australian memorials are also sent to be judged in the final. The team will most likely be selected around July.

Two written memorials prepared cooperatively by students working together as members of a team 100%.