ESIL Mooting Prizes for Jessup Competition in Russia

 

The European Society of International Law is pleased to support the Russian National Championship of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.

 

Venue: Lomonosov Moscow State University Law School.

 

Date: 31 January – 4 February 2018

 

The Jessup Competition is organized in Russia by White & Case LLC and Threefold Legal Advisors LLC. It has been supported by ESIL since 2014.

 

The Russian Rounds of the Jessup Competition are one of the largest national rounds in the world. 

 

The Final Round of the Russian Competition will take place at MGIMO Conference-hall on 4 February 2018.

 

Further information about the 2018 Russian National Championship of the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition on the Threefold website.

 

This year’s Jessup problem addresses the validity of interstate arbitral awards, the capture of a marine vessel, the breach of nuclear disarmament obligations, and the conduct of naval warfare. 

 

The International Rounds of the Jessup Competition will be held in April in Washington, D.C.