Key Resources
About the moot
The Jessup Moot is the most prestigious public international law mooting competition in the world. It is set in the International Court of Justice.
Teams represent sovereign states which have a dispute in public international law. The competition requires teams to prepare oral and written pleadings for a complex international legal problem.
The Australian National Rounds are held annually in the first week of February at the campus of the Australian National University, Canberra. The final is traditionally held in the High Court before a bench of three experts and may include a sitting High Court Justice. Both teams which reach the Australian final go to Washington to moot in the world finals in March.
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- Collected Courses of the Hague Academy of International Law (Brill)Courses at the Hague Academy are published in the Collected Courses, the Academy’s flagship collection. These contributions by prestigious authors deal with the theoretical and practical aspects of the subject, including legislation and case law.
- The case concerning the Frost Files : Jessup 2016 White & Case International FinalsThis DVD is the 2016 World Championship Final Round match -- Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) v. University of Pennsylvania (United States). The presiding judges are Judge Christopher Greenwood, Judge Hisashi Owada, Judge Bruno Simma.
- Hein Online This link opens in a new windowNew Collections include:
- Harvard Research in International Law
- United Nations Law Collection
- World Treaty Library
- History of Article 38 of the Statute of the International Court of JusticeHistory of Article 38 is the starting point leading to reflections on how as it stands at present. Therefore, the main theme of this Chapter is to look at sources of international law through prism of their historical development. Such an approach also includes contenders to ‘new’ sources (acts of international organisations, unilateral acts of States, soft law) which have emerged long after the twelve ‘wise men’ (at times ‘angry twelve men’) of the Committee of Jurists have completed their task of drafting of this Article.
Important Links
- The Compris and Basic MaterialsCompetition Materials will be posted on this page.
- Jessup judging guides and scoring sheetsJessup judging guides and scoring sheets for oral and written rounds and memorial penalty sheets (setting out penalties for mistakes in memorials).
- How to Prepare for the Jessup MootHow to prepare the written and oral pleadings for the Jessup Moot: The White and Case Guide.
This page links to guides on working with the compris, writing memorials and presenting oral judgments. - Introduction to International LawAn article by Robert Beckman and Dagmar Butte, download as a free document from this link. The article is hosted on the ISLA web page.
- Winning MemorialsWinning Memorials for the Jessup can be found under each relevant year.