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Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

The Council has always encouraged participation in the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition as such activities enhance student knowledge of international law and the peaceful settlement of international disputes. The Jessup competition provides law students with a unique opportunity to prepare written and oral arguments on complex issues of international law involving a hypothetical case before the International Court of Justice.

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The CCIL has a long-standing association with the Canadian round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The Canadian Division has been hosted by one of the Canadian law schools in the winter every year since 1973. The International Round of the Jessup, the White & Case Jessup Cup, is organized by the International Law Students Association.

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The CCIL is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the 2024 Canadian rounds of the Jessup in Ottawa, Ontario from February 22-24, 2024.

2024 Moot Competition
February 22-24, 2024 • Ottawa Marriott

CALL FOR JUDGES

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The Canadian Division of the Jessup Moot is seeking volunteers to serve as judges for the oral rounds at the 2024 Jessup Canadian Qualifying Tournament from February 22-24, 2024 in Ottawa, Ontario.

 

This is a great opportunity to interact with current law students and colleagues from across Canada. All volunteers are welcome to attend the Judges’ Reception as well as the Gala Award Dinner. In many jurisdictions, serving as a moot court judge counts towards Continuing Legal Education/ Continued Professional Development credit.

 

Pre-Competition

Judges will receive background materials including:

  • The legal problem

  • A comprehensive Bench Memo that details the problem and provides a general overview of the public international law principles teams are expected to address

  • Copies of the teams' written arguments are also available for judges to review prior to adjudication of the round

  • A webinar info session the weekend before the competition to review rules, processes and answer any questions you have.

 

Competition

  • Oral round judges will receive a pre-round briefing and sit in panels of three to score the performance of competing schools.

  • Judges have the opportunity, and are encouraged, to provide feedback to students following the round.

  • Organizers attempt to balance the panel based on the judges' practice areas and experience in international law; familiarity in public international law is an asset but not a requirement to judge.

  • Rounds typically last 2.5 hours, and depending on one's familiarity with the legal issues, can require the same amount of time for preparation.

  • Meals and/or snacks are provided pre- and post-round.

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Please click here to sign up to serve as an Oral Round Judge

 

If you have any questions, please contact Dana Hagg at dhagg@hmclawyers.com

 

Deadline for judge sign-up: Friday, December 22, 2023

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Please feel free to pass along this notice to friends or colleagues who may also be interested in judging.

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More about the Jessup:  https://jessupmoot.ca/

Jessup Moot Competition 2023 Winners

The Canadian National Rounds of Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court ‎Competition, hosted by the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, took place from February 23-25, 2023. National Administrator, Dr. Leah West, welcomed teams from 18 law schools and 60 judges from across Canada and the US, including excellent representation from the Winnipeg bar.

 

The Canadian Council on International Law was pleased to make a contribution by sponsoring the Judges’ Reception. Congratulations to all the competitors for their hard work.

 

A list of winners can be found here.

Jessup 2023 Judges' Reception

Jessup 2020 - Toronto (Judge's Reception)

CCIL was delighted to co-host with Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, the judges' reception at the Canadian Round of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Toronto on Friday, February 28.


Some 85 international law and legal education minded practitioners, academics, and government lawyers judged students from across Canada.  


The Canadian final rounds matched University of Toronto against University of New Brunswick and University of Ottawa (Common Law Section) against University of Western Ontario.   U of T and Western were chosen to represent Canada at the International Round in Washington D.C.  We regret very much that they were unable to compete as the finals were cancelled this year.


Congratulations to all the students on their hard work.

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