The School of Law of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is looking for its new Jessup team!
The Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition is the oldest and largest public international law moot court competition, with more than 1000 participating universities all around the globe! Last year, our School was distinguished as one of the Top-48 Teams among the 143 participating schools, finishing 35th in the final rankings. Moreover, the Team won the 7th place for its Written Submissions (Memorials) and was awarded the Alona M. Evans Award. This constitutes one of our School’s greatest distinctions in the Jessup competition.
This year, the competition will be held in Washington, DC, between 29 March 2025 and 5 April 2025.
This year’s Jessup Problem has a familiar title, the Case Concerning the Naegea Sea, and is scheduled to be released on 16 September 2024.The Jessup 2025 Problem will present the following issues: (1) the rights and obligations of other members of the international community when two persons claim to be the legitimate president of a state; (2) invocation of immunity for government officials accused of grave violations of human rights; (3) the legal consequences of receding coastlines for the maritime zones of coastal states; and (4) the interpretation of the compromissory clause in a treaty creating a regional organization.
For more information on this year's problem question and the competition schedule follow this link!
The Application deadline is Friday, 27 September, 2024.
All interested undergraduate and postgraduate students should send an email titled “Jessup 2025 – [your name and surname]” to papastavridis[at]academyofathens[dot]gr consisting of the following:
Shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview soon thereafter.
