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.
​
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.​
The CCIL was pleased to have hosted the 2024 Canadian rounds of the Jessup in Ottawa, Ontario for the first time and will again host the 2025 and 2026 Canadian rounds in Ottawa.
​​JESSUP 2026 - The Case Concerning the Gordian Gorge​
​The Jessup 2026 Problem presents the following issues: (1) Who has the right to intervene in proceedings before the International Court of Justice? (2) What are the rights of indigenous peoples relating to rare earth minerals found in their land? (3) What are “the general principles of law recognized by civilized nations”? and (4) When is a state owned enterprise immune from the domestic jurisdiction of another state?
Read more...​​