Congratulations to the team of the Humboldt University of Berlin for winning the German Championship Round 2017. The best of luck for you and the teams of the University of Hamburg and the Heidelberg University at the Jessup International Rounds in Washington D.C. from 9 to 15 April. It was a huge honour to have had all 20 German teams in Passau for those four days of the competition. Thank you very much for a great time and have a save journey back. I am already very much looking forward to meeting – hopefully all of – you at the next German National Rounds 2018 in Kiel.
At the Noerr Announcement Dinner the eight advancing teams have been announced. Tomorrow, Saturday 11 March, those will compete again in four Quarter Finals. The best of luck for your further rounds! To all other teams: It was only tiny nuances that decided about winning or losing. Thus, do not be discouraged but focus on the great and formidable accomplishments. Remain faithful with the Jessup Competition, come back either as Coach or Judge and enjoy the last hours at the Jessup German National Rounds.
Today, the Jessup German National Rounds 2017 have officially been kicked off at the MeisterRechtsanwälte Welcome Reception.
Once again, I would like to warmly welcome all Mooties, Coaches, Judges and guests. The best of luck for the competition and a great time in Passau!
I am excited to present to you our official sponsors for the German National Rounds 2017. Thank you very much for your support and welcome to the Jessup Competition.
The International Law Students Association (ILSA) has published the official schedule and the Compromis for this year’s competition. Both can be found on this website or directly on ILSA’s website.
This year’s Compromis is named "The Sisters of the Sun". It deals with some current problems in international law: among them transboundary aquifers, basic human rights including the rights to food and water, and what happens when arguable violations of those rights generate refugee outflows.
ILSA has released the Official Jessup Rules 2017. Those rules underwent some changes. A summary of all changes has also been published.
You can find both documents - the Official Rules and a summary of all changes to the rules - either on this website or on ILSA's website.
ILSA has released the first batch of basic materials. It contains, besides of some basic treaty texts and Judgements of the ICJ, other case law that might be relevant for this year's competition. Also the first batch of basic materials includes some papers published in international journals. You can find all documents in ILSA's website.
The German Supplement Rules have been approved by ILSA and are now available on this website and on ILSA's website.
The rules - mostly - stand in line with last year's Supplements, inter alia by establishing Quarter Final Rounds.
Nevertheless, the rules also underwent some changes, for example:
If there are any inquiries about the interpretation of the rules, please do not hesitate to contact me.
ILSA has released the second batch of basic materials. It contains seven cases, five articles and three other sources that might be relevant for this year’s competition. You can find all documents in ILSA’s website. Also ILSA has published the 2017 Corrections and Clarifications. You can find them here (put link to document "2017 CorrectionsandClarifications").
ILSA has uploaded the 2017 Jessup Compromis Panel. Experts on the panel discuss some of the key topics of the 2017 Jessup Compromis which addresses transboundary water aquifers, cultural heritage and the rights of migrants/refugees.
Please mind the deadline for the submissions of both memorials (Applicant and Respondent). It expires at 23:00 CET (UTC +1) on 13 January 2017. Keep in mind to upload your .doc/.docx files on your dashboard on ILSA’s website and to send them to jessup-memorials@uni-passau.de. Good luck for the last weeks of hard work.
