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Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, also known as the Jessup Moot, is the oldest and largest international moot competition in the world, attracting participants from 700 law schools in more than 100 countries in recent years.The competition has been described as the most prestigious moot court competition in the world by a large number of organisations and universities internationally, and is one of the grand slam or major moots. The competition is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It is named after Philip Jessup, who once served on the ICJ, and is organised by the International Law Students Association.

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  • Jessup. Belarus
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  • Jessup. Italy
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  • Jessup. Kyrgyzstan
  • Jessup. Russia
  • Jessup. Turkey
  • Jessup. Uganda
  • Jessup. Ukraine
  • Jessup. USA Mid-Atlantic
  • Jessup. USA Midwest
  • Jessup. USA Northeast
  • Jessup. USA Pacific
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  • Jessup. Uzbekistan

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    Jessup
    Statistics since
    2013
    Eligibility
    International
    Location
    USA
    Working Languages
    English
    Field
    Public International Law
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    Organisers

    Title
    International Law Students Association
    2019, 2021 - 2022

    Number of Teams

    Past Finalists

    Year
    Winner
    Runner-up
    2023
    University of Amsterdam
    flag-NL Netherlands
    Peking University
    flag-CN China
    2022
    Harvard University
    flag-US United States (USA)
    Singapore Management University
    flag-SG Singapore
    2021
    University of Sydney
    flag-AU Australia
    National University of Singapore
    flag-SG Singapore
    2019
    Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE)
    flag-HU Hungary
    Columbia University
    flag-US United States (USA)
    2018
    University of Queensland
    flag-AU Australia
    National Law School of India University
    flag-IN India
    2017
    University of Sydney
    flag-AU Australia
    Norman Manley Law School
    flag-JM Jamaica
    2016
    University of Buenos Aires
    flag-AR Argentina
    University of Pennsylvania
    flag-US United States (USA)
    2015
    University of Sydney
    flag-AU Australia
    Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
    flag-CL Chile
    2014
    University of Queensland
    flag-AU Australia
    Singapore Management University
    flag-SG Singapore
    2013
    National Law School of India University
    flag-IN India
    Singapore Management University
    flag-SG Singapore

    Track records (2013-2024)

    Law School
    Winner
    Runner-up
    Recent title
    University of Sydney
    flag-AU Australia
    3
    0
    2021
    University of Queensland
    flag-AU Australia
    2
    0
    2018
    National Law School of India University
    flag-IN India
    1
    1
    2013
    University of Amsterdam
    flag-NL Netherlands
    1
    0
    2023
    Harvard University
    flag-US United States (USA)
    1
    0
    2022
    Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE)
    flag-HU Hungary
    1
    0
    2019
    University of Buenos Aires
    flag-AR Argentina
    1
    0
    2016
    Singapore Management University
    flag-SG Singapore
    0
    3
    Columbia University
    flag-US United States (USA)
    0
    1
    National University of Singapore
    flag-SG Singapore
    0
    1
    Norman Manley Law School
    flag-JM Jamaica
    0
    1
    Peking University
    flag-CN China
    0
    1
    Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
    flag-CL Chile
    0
    1
    University of Pennsylvania
    flag-US United States (USA)
    0
    1
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