Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

International Court of Justice judges Xue Hanqin, Ronny Abraham, and Julia Sebutinde judging the 2013 international final.
Established	1960 (1968 for international rounds)
Venue	Washington, D.C., U.S. (international rounds)
Subject matter	Public international law
Class	Grand Slam [1] [2]
Record participation	805 teams (2025)
Qualification	National/regional rounds
Most championships	University of Sydney (6; 1 online)
Website	Official website
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The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, also known as the Jessup Moot or The Jessup, is the oldest and largest international moot competition in the world, attracting participants from almost 700 law schools in around 100 countries. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} The competition has been described as the most prestigious moot court competition in the world by a large number of organisations and universities internationally, and is one of the grand slam or major moots. ^{[8] [9] [10]} The Jessup inspired the creators of the Charles Rousseau Moot Court Competition, which is the French speaking version of the Jessup Moot. ^{[11] [12]}

Origins of the moot

The competition is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It is named after Philip Jessup, who once served on the ICJ, and is organised by the International Law Students Association (ILSA). The moot, under the leadership of Stephen Schwebel (who also wrote the inaugural moot problem), ^[13] started as a friendly advocacy competition between two teams from Harvard University in 1960. ^[14] The first champions were declared in 1963 and the competition opened its doors to non-American teams in 1968.

Moot format

The Jessup Cup on display during the 2007 competition

The first day briefing of the 2007 competition

The Jessup moot involves arguing a hypothetical case on issues of international law as if before the ICJ, but with a smaller complement of judges (three instead of 15). The ILSA Board is responsible for soliciting and selecting proposals for the compromis every year.

Each team comprises two to five student members. Each team must prepare to argue both Applicant and Respondent, and must produce a written memorial for each side. In each oral round, two competitors from a team will argue one side of the case for 45 minutes in total, including any time reserved for rebuttal or sur-rebuttal. A third team member may be seated at the bar table as of-counsel, but may not present argument. Some teams dedicate two oralists to each side of the argument, with the fifth person serving a more open-ended role. In other teams, only two or three speakers will present oral argument, with at least one person arguing both Applicant and Respondent sides. In addition, most teams include at least one advisor or coach, usually drawn from the respective universities' international law faculty and/or past Jessup competitors.

Most countries hold national or regional rounds to select the best team or teams to advance to the international phase of the competition in Washington, D.C., which is sometimes held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Society of International Law. Generally, each country can only send one school for every ten law schools that participate in the moot. For instance, historically, the United States, which has more than a hundred law schools taking part each year, is represented by up to 12 teams following the conclusion of its six regional rounds, while smaller countries that have only a small number of law schools can only send one team. Domestic round administrators have some autonomy in setting their own rules. In recent years, around 700 schools worldwide participate in the competition, with the top 140 or so qualifying for the international rounds in Washington, D.C. Teams that do not qualify may be invited to participate in exhibition rounds.

In the international rounds, teams compete in four preliminary rounds, with the top 48 teams advancing to the knockout stages, with the top 16 teams receiving a bye to the Round of 32. Each oral round and memorial is usually evaluated by a panel of three judges, and memorials are re-assessed for knockout and award purposes. Judges for most of the rounds are usually practicing lawyers or academics, while notable academics and international judges are usually invited to judge the Semi-Final and Final round matches.

The Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the oral rounds for the first time. For the 2021 edition, the oral rounds went fully online using the Yaatly platform, and all teams were allowed to participate regardless of the outcome of any national or regional round, and teams could moot seated. The top 168 out of 548 teams from the first four preliminary matches proceeded to compete in four additional advanced rounds, from which the top 48 teams competed in the knockout stages, with the top 16 seeds receiving a bye to the round of 32. In a departure from past practice, the choice of side was determined by the organisers rather than the higher-ranked team. The 2023 edition of the international rounds saw a return to the in-person format.

Past winners and records (international rounds)

Although the moot was founded in 1960, no winners were declared for the first three editions of the competition. The competition was only first open to countries outside the United States in 1968, and outside of North America in 1970. ^[14] The first international awards were handed out in 1972.

Pre-international era (1960 to 1967)

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Semi-finalists	Memorial winners [15]	Number of teams
1960	No Champion Declared	—	—	—	2
1961	No Champion Declared	—	—	—	4
1962	No Champion Declared	—	—	—	6
1963	Columbia University (United States)	University of North Carolina (United States)		Overall: Columbia University (United States)	8
1964	University of Texas (United States)	—		Overall: University of Texas (United States)	15
1965	Columbia University (United States)	University of Virginia (United States)		Overall: Columbia University (United States)	16
1966	University of Texas (United States)	University of Wisconsin (United States)		Overall: University of Texas (United States)	27
1967	Vanderbilt University (United States)	Harvard University (United States)		Overall: Vanderbilt University (United States)	35

International era (1968 to present)

Year [16]	Champion and Runner-Up	Semi-finalists	Quarter-finalists	Memorial winners [15]	Teams worldwide	Teams at international rounds [17]
1968	* Duke University (US) * University of Miami (US)	* *		Overall: Duke University (US)	32	6
1969	Joint winners Rutgers University (US) and University of Michigan (US)	* *		Overall: California Western University (US)	40	8
1970	* University of Miami (US) * University of Kentucky (US)	* *		Overall: University of Miami (US)	56	9
1971	* University of Texas (US) * University of California at Davis (US)	* *		Overall: Vanderbilt University (US)	73	9
1972	* University of Miami (US) * Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia)	* *		Overall: Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia)	99	16
1973	* West Virginia University (US) * Brunel University (UK)			Evans Award: State University of Utrecht (Netherlands)	94	17
1974	* University of Texas (US) * Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia)			Evans Award: University of Nigeria (Nigeria)	103	18
1975	* Cambridge University (UK) * Georgetown University (US)			Evans Award: University of Toronto (Canada)	119	20
1976	* University of Toronto (Canada) * American University (US)			Evans Award: University of Toronto (Canada)	134	22
1977	* University of Kansas (US) * University of Toronto (Canada)			Overall: University of Toronto (Canada)	157	29
1978	* Brooklyn Law School (US) * University of Toronto (Canada)			* Applicant: University of Toronto (Canada) * Respondent: University of Toronto (Canada)	154	20
1979	* Northwestern University (US) * University of Adelaide (Australia)			* Applicant: University of the Philippines (Philippines) * Respondent: University of the Philippines (Philippines)	187	34
1980	* Georgetown University (US) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)			* Applicant: University of Washington (US) * Respondent: University of Washington (US)	196	35
1981	* Australian National University (Australia) * University of the Pacific (US)			* Applicant: University of Georgia (United States) * Respondent: Washington and Lee University (US)	181	28
1982	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * University of the Pacific (US)			* Applicant: National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Respondent: Fordham University (US)	197	29
1983	* University of Kansas (US) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)			* Applicant: Fordham University (US) * Respondent: Fordham University (US)	206	30
1984	* Dalhousie University (Canada) * South Texas College of Law (US)			* Applicant: Freie Universitaet (Germany) * Respondent: Freie Universitaet (Germany)	197	33
1985	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Southwestern University School of Law (United States)			* Applicant: Monash University (Australia) * Respondent: Monash University (Australia)	213	36
1986	* Boston College (US) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)			* Applicant: Boston College (US) * Respondent: Boston College (US)	214	38
1987	* Georgetown University (US) * Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)			* Applicant: National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Respondent: National University of Singapore (Singapore)	268	40
1988	* University of Melbourne (Australia) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)	* Columbia University (US) * Leiden University (Netherlands)		* Applicant: Southern Illinois University (US) * Respondent: Southern Illinois University (US)	265	39
1989	* University of British Columbia (Canada) * University of Melbourne (Australia)	* New York University (US) * University of the Philippines (Philippines)	* *	* Applicant: University of British Columbia (Canada) * Respondent: University of British Columbia (Canada)	259	39
1990	* University of Georgia (US) * University of Toronto (Canada)	* University of Melbourne (Australia) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)		* Applicant: South Texas College of Law (US) * Respondent: University of Melbourne (Australia)	253	40
1991	* University of Saskatchewan (Canada) * University of Georgia (US)	* University of Sydney (Australia) * University of Malaya (Malaysia)	* University of Georgia (US) * Dr Ambedkar Government Law College (India)	* Applicant: University of Georgia (US) * Respondent: University of Georgia (US)	243	42
1992	* Universite de Paris I (France) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)	* University of Washington (US) * McGill University (Canada)	* University of Adelaide (Australia) * University of Pennsylvania (US) * University of Kiel (Germany) * University of Vienna (Austria)	* Applicant: University of the Pacific (US) * Respondent: University of Washington (US)	242	33
1993	* University of Melbourne (Australia) * University of Hawaii (US)	* National University of Singapore * University of British Columbia (Canada)	* Georgetown University (US) * Ateneo Law School (Philippines) * McGill University (Canada) * University of Vienna (Austria)	* Applicant: University of Minnesota (US) * Respondent: Dr Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai (India)	261	43
1994	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * University of Melbourne (Australia)	* University of Vienna (Austria) * University of Georgia (US)	* Georgetown University (US) * University of New South Wales (Australia) * International Islamic University (Malaysia) * Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)	* Applicant: International Islamic University (Malaysia) * Respondent: University of Alabama (US)	269	47
1995	* University of the Philippines (Philippines) * University of Western Australia (Australia)	* Dr Ambedkar Government Law College (India) * University of San Diego (US)	* University of Sydney (Australia) * University of British Columbia (Canada) * Emory University (US) * University of Kiel (Germany)	* Applicant: University of Alabama (US) * Respondent: University of Hawaii (US)	259	49
1996	* University of Sydney (Australia) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)	* *	* *	* Applicant: National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Respondent: University of Vienna (Austria)	300	54
1997	* Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) * University of Calgary (Canada)	* Kerala Law Academy (India) * Law Society of Ireland (Ireland)	* Georgetown University (US) * University of New South Wales (Australia) * University of Malaya (Malaysia) * University of Vienna (Austria)	Evans Award: University of Vienna (Austria)	280	55
1998	* Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico (Mexico) * Australian National University (Australia)	* University of Canterbury (New Zealand) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)	* National Law School of India University (India) * University of Michigan (US) * McGill University (Canada) * University of Vienna (Austria)	* Applicant: University of Hawaii (US) * Respondent: University of Hawaii (US)	275	57
1999	* National Law School of India University (India) * University of Pretoria (South Africa)	* Bond University (Australia) * Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Northwestern University (US) * Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) * Erasmus University (Netherlands)	* Applicant: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) * Respondent: University of Saskatchewan (Canada)	275	62
2000	* University of Melbourne (Australia) * Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)	* Law Society of Ireland (Ireland) * Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico)	* Duke University (US) * Hong Kong University (Hong Kong) * Aristotle University (Greece) * State University of Moldova (Moldova)	* Applicant: University of Alabama (US) * Respondent: International Islamic University (Malaysia)	287	67
2001	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)	* Bond University (Australia) * University of Virginia (US)	* University of Georgia (US) * University of British Columbia (Canada) * University of the Philippines (Philippines) * University of Vienna (Austria)	* Applicant: New England School of Law (US) * Respondent: University of Vienna (Austria)	309	68
2002	* University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) * University of Western Australia (Australia)	* Harvard University (US) * University of Otago (New Zealand)	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * National Law School of India University (India) * University of Georgia (US) * University of Copenhagen (Denmark)	* Applicant: University of Otago (New Zealand) * Respondent: Harvard University (US)	384	75
2003	* University of Western Australia (Australia) * Mari State University (Russia)	* Columbia University (US) * Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)	* Harvard University (US) * National University of Singapore (Singapore) * National Law School of India University (India) * Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)	* Applicant: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) * Respondent: Bond University (Australia)	481	83
2004	* Ateneo Law School (Philippines) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)	* Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico) * University of Vienna (Austria)	* Harvard University (US) * Hong Kong University (Hong Kong) * Monash University (Australia) * International Islamic University (Malaysia)	* Applicant: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) * Respondent: University of Queensland (Australia)	524	94
2005	* University of Queensland (Australia) * International Islamic University (Malaysia)	* Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) * American University (US)	* Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) * Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico) * University of Vienna (Austria)	* Applicant: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) * Respondent: Columbia University (US)	543	103
2006	* Columbia University (US) * Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)	* NALSAR University of Law (India) * University of Cape Town (South Africa)	* University of Toronto (Canada) * University of the Philippines (Philippines) * Lewis & Clark Law School (US) * Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico (Mexico)	* Applicant: Hong Kong University (Hong Kong) * Respondent: University of Kiel (Germany)	565	101
2007	* University of Sydney (Australia) * King's College London (UK)	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * University of Queensland (Australia)	* University of Ottawa (Canada) * University College London (UK) * University of California, Hastings (US) * Lewis & Clark Law School (US)	* Applicant: Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) * Respondent: Washington University in St Louis (US)		101
2008	* Case Western Reserve University (US) * University of New South Wales (Australia)	* University College London (UK) * National Law School of India University (India)	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Auckland University (New Zealand) * Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) * Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)	* Applicant: Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) * Respondent: University of Ottawa (Canada)		110
2009	* Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) * University College London (UK)	* Aristotle University (Greece) * Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)	* National Law School of India University (India) * University of Ottawa (Canada) * Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela) * London School of Economics (UK)	* Applicant: King's College London (UK) * Respondent: University of Sydney (Australia)
2010	* Australian National University (Australia) * Columbia University (US)	* NALSAR University of Law (India) * University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)	* National Law School of India University * University of Western Australia (Australia) * Universidad de los Andes (Chile) * University College London (UK)	* Applicant: National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Respondent: Australian National University (Australia)		127
2011	* University of Sydney (Australia) * Columbia University (US)	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Norman Manley Law School (Jamaica)	* West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (India) * Arizona State University (US) * Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) * Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)	* Applicant: Case Western Reserve University (US) * Respondent: University of Sydney (Australia)
2012	* Moscow State University (Russia) * Columbia University (US)	* University of the Philippines (Philippines) * Auckland University (New Zealand)	* University of Ottawa (Canada) * University of Melbourne (Australia) * University of California, Hastings (US) * Oxford University (UK)	* Applicant: National Law School of India University (India) * Respondent: Columbia University (US)	605	137
2013	* National Law School of India University (India) * Singapore Management University (Singapore)	* Columbia University (US) * Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)	* University of California, Hastings (US) * University of New South Wales (Australia) * Murdoch University (Australia) * Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)	* Applicant: Universite de Luxembourg (Luxembourg) * Respondent: National Law University, Delhi (India)	632
2014	* University of Queensland (Australia) * Singapore Management University (Singapore)	* Columbia University (US) * King's College London (UK)	* Washington University in St Louis (US) * University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) * Oxford University (UK) * King's College London (UK)	* Applicant: University of Queensland (Australia) * Respondent: Universitas Pelita Harapan (Indonesia)	675	124
2015	* University of Sydney (Australia) * Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile)	* Oxford University (UK) * University of Western Australia (Australia)	* NALSAR University of Law (India) Moscow State University of International Relations (Russia) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil)	* Applicant: University of National and World Economy (Bulgaria) * Respondent: University of Pennsylvania (US)	600	127
2016	* Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) * University of Pennsylvania (US)	* Columbia University (US) * King's College London (UK)	* Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) * New York University (US) * Washington University in St Louis (US) * University of Vienna (Austria)	* Applicant: Columbia University (US) * Respondent: Columbia University (US)	600	132
2017	* University of Sydney (Australia) * Norman Manley Law School (Jamaica)	* National Law University Odisha (India) * University of Western Ontario (Canada)	* National Law Institute University, Bhopal (India) * Moscow State University of International Relations (Russia) * Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany) * King's College London (UK)	* Applicant: University of the Philippines (Philippines) * Respondent: University of Queensland (Australia)	650	143
2018	* University of Queensland (Australia) * National Law School of India University (India)	* Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chile) * King's College London (UK)	* University of Pretoria (South Africa) * Moscow State University of International Relations (Russia) * Yale University (US) * Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Germany)	* Applicant: University of San Carlos (Philippines) * Respondent: University of Pretoria (South Africa)	600	145
2019	* Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) * Columbia University (US)	* National University of Singapore (Singapore) * Yale University (US)	* Auckland University (New Zealand) * King's College London (UK) * University of the Philippines (Philippines) * Universidad Buenos Aires (Argentina)	* Applicant: National Law University, Jodhpur (India) * Respondent: Auckland University (New Zealand)	600	124
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19	NA	NA	* Applicant: Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina) * Respondent: Sofia University (Bulgaria)	NA	NA
2021 (online)	* University of Sydney (Australia) * National University of Singapore (Singapore)	* National Law University Odisha (India) * University of San Carlos (Philippines)	* * University of Cambridge (UK) * *	* Applicant: University of Pennsylvania (US) * Respondent: University of Münster (Germany)	548	548
2022 (online)	* Harvard University (US) * Singapore Management University (Singapore)	* Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico (Mexico) * Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil)	* Hertie School (Germany) * University of New South Wales (Australia) * University of Queensland (Australia) * University of Western Ontario (Canada)	* Applicant: University of Geneva (Switzerland) * Respondent: Singapore Management University (Singapore)	650	200
2023	* University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) * Peking University (China)	* Singapore Management University (Singapore) * China University of Political Science & Law (China)	* Ateneo Law School (Philippines) * Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) * Oxford University (UK) * Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina)	* Applicant: Harvard University (US) * Respondent: Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (India)	550	140
2024	* University of the Philippines (Philippines) * Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina)	* Oxford University (UK) * Universidade de Sao Paulo (Brazil)	* Singapore Management University (Singapore) * National Law University Delhi (India) * New York University (US) * Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (Brazil)	* Applicant: University of Toronto (Canada) * Respondent:	640	150
2025	* Singapore Management University (Singapore) * National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Ukraine)	* NALSAR University (India) * University of Queensland (Australia)	* National Law School of India University (India) * Strathmore University (Kenya) * Tashkent State University (Uzbekistan) * Universidad de Los Andes (Colombia)	* Applicant: University of San Carlos (Philippines) * Respondent: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)	803	153

Track record (international rounds)

The University of Sydney has won the most number of championships, winning the Jessup Cup six times (with the sixth title won in 2021, which were conducted online due to COVID-19). Five law schools have made the final on their international debuts: Australian National University (1981); Dalhousie University (1984); University of Saskatchewan (1991); University of Western Australia (1995); and Singapore Management University (2013). Of these schools, ANU, Dalhousie, and Saskatchewan won their finals.

University (1968 to 2025)

University	Champion	Runner-up	Baxter Award (1st) [18] or Best Memorial	Dillard Award (1st) [19]	Evans Award (1st) [20]	Best oralist (1st) [21]	Best finals oralist	Last championship	Last finals appearance	Debut/Debut in international rounds
University of Sydney (Australia)	6 (1 online)	0	1 (2011)	1 (2007)		4 (1996; 1998; 2000; 2015)	3 (2007; 2015; 2017)	2021 (online)	2021 (online)	1977/1991
National University of Singapore (Singapore)	4	8 (1 online)	5 (1982; 1987; 1987; 1996; 2010)		4 (1982; 1983; 1985; 1987)	5 (1976; 1988; 1989; 2016; 2021 (online))	7 (1980; 1982; 1985; 1996; 2001; 2004; 2021 (online))	2001	2021 (online)	1973/1973
University of Melbourne (Australia)	3	2	1 (1990)	1 (2000)	2 (1988; 1993)	1 (2012)	4 (1988; 1993; 1994; 2000)	2000	2000	1977/1980
University of Queensland (Australia)	3	0	3 (2004; 2014; 2017)		1 (2017)		1 (2014)	2018	2018	1977/2002
Australian National University (Australia)	2	1	1 (2010)		2 (1981; 1998)	1 (1981)	2 (1981; 1998)	2010	2010	1977/1981
University of Miami (United States)	2	1	1 (1970)			1 (1970)		1972	1972	1968/1968
Georgetown University (United States)	2	1	0				1 (1987)	1987	1987
University of Texas (United States)	2 (excludes 2 before 1968)	0	0 (excludes 2 before 1968)			2 (1971; 1972)	2 (1971; 1974)	1974	1974	1968/1968
University of Kansas (United States)	2	0	0				2 (1977; 1983)	1983	1983
University of the Philippines (Philippines)	2	0	3 (1979 (2); 2017)		1 (1979)	3 (1975; 1979; 2022 (online))	1 (2024)	2024	2024
National Law School of India University (India)	2	1	1 (2012)				2 (2013; 2018)	2013	2018
Columbia University (United States)	1 (excludes 2 before 1968)	4	4 (2005; 2012; 2016 (2)) (excludes 2 before 1968)	1 (2012)	4 (1988; 2001; 2010; 2012)	3 (2010; 2011; 2021 (online)) (excludes 1 before 1968)	4 (2006; 2010; 2011; 2012)	2006	2019	1968/1968
Singapore Management University (Singapore)	1	3 (1 online)	1 (2022)	0	0	0	1 (2025)	2025	2025	2011/2013
University of Toronto (Canada)	1	3	3 (1977; 1978; 1978)		4 (1975; 1976; 1977; 1978)	3 (1977; 1983; 1990)	2 (1976; 1990)	1976	1990	1968/1970
Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)	1	3	3 (2003; 2004; 2005)	1 (2004)	1 (2004)		1 (1997)	1997	2006
University of Western Australia (Australia)	1	2	0	1 (1999)		2 (1997; 2003)	3 (1995; 2002; 2003)	2003	2003	1977/1995
University of Georgia (United States)	1	1	3 (1981; 1991; 1991)			2 (2001; 2004)	1 (1991)	1990	1991
Boston College (United States)	1	0	2 (1986; 1986)			1 (1990)	1 (1986)	1986	1986
University of British Columbia (Canada)	1	0	2 (1989; 1989)			1 (1995)	1 (1989)	1989	1989	1968/1980
University of Buenos Aires (Argentina)	1	0	2 (2007; 2020)				1 (2016)	2016	2016
Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)	1	0	1 (2008)		2 (2008; 2011)			2004	2004
Dalhousie University (Canada)	1	0				1 (1984)	1 (1984)	1984	1984	1968/1984
Case Western Reserve University (United States)	1	0	1 (2011)			2 (2022 (online); 2023)	1 (2008)	2008	2008
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)	1	0	1 (1999)					1991	1991	1968/1991
Moscow State University (Russia)	1	0						2012	2012
Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)	1	0			1 (2009)		1 (2009)	2009	2009
Cambridge University (UK)	1	0				1 (1975)	1 (1975)	1975	1975
Université de Paris I (France)	1	0			1 (1991)	1 (1999)	1 (1992)	1992	1992
Brooklyn Law School (United States)	1	0					1 (1978)	1978	1978
University of Michigan (United States)	1	0	0		1 (2006)	1 (1969)		1969	1969
Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)	1	0		1 (2018)	1 (2018)		1 (2019)	2019	2019
Harvard University (United States)	1 (1 online)	0 (excludes 1 before 1968)	1 (2002)	2 (2002; 2023)	2 (2002; 2023)	0 (excludes 1 before 1968)	1 (2022 (online))	2022 (online)	2022 (online)	1968/1968
University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands)	1	0					1 (2023)	2023	2023
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (Argentina)	0	1		1 (2021)					2024	2013/2015
Vanderbilt University (United States)	0 (excludes 1 before 1968)	0	1 (1971) (excludes 1 before 1968)			0 (excludes 1 before 1968)				1968/
Duke University (United States)	0 (excludes 1 before 1968)	0	1 (1968)			1 (1968)		1968	1968	1968/1968
Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia)	0	2	1 (1972)			1 (1974)	1 (1972)	NA	1974
University of the Pacific (United States)	0	2	0					NA	1982
University of Hawaii (United States)	0	1	3 (1995; 1998; 1998)	1 (1993)	1 (1995)	1 (1993)		NA	1993
University of New South Wales (Australia)	0	1				1 (2013)		NA	2008	1977/1983
University College, London (UK)	0	1				1 (2008)		NA	2009
King's College, London (UK)	0	1	1 (2009)	1 (2009)				NA	2007
International Islamic University (Malaysia)	0	1	2 (1994; 2000)		1 (2000)		1 (2005)	NA	2005
University of Calgary (Canada)	0	1			1 (1998)	1 (2005)		NA	1997	1968/1988
South Texas College of Law (United States)	0	1	1					NA	1984
University of Adelaide (Australia)	0	1				1 (1978)	1 (1979)	NA	1979	1977/1977
Southern Illinois University (United States)	0	0	3 (1988 (2); 1992)	2 (1989; 1992)	1 (1992)	1 (2006)		NA	NA
University of Alabama (United States)	0	0	3 (1994; 1995; 2000)	1 (1994)				NA	NA
Fordham University (United States)	0	0	3 (1982; 1983; 1983)					NA	NA
University of Vienna (Austria)	0	0	2 (1996; 2001)		3 (1997; 1999; 2003)			NA	NA
University of Washington (United States)	0	0	2 (1980; 1980)	1 (1989)	1 (1989)			NA	NA
Monash University (Australia)	0	0	2 (1985; 1985)		1 (1985)	1 (1985)		NA	NA	1977/1985
Washington University in St. Louis (United States)	0	0	1 (2007)	1 (2005)	2 (2007; 2014)			NA	NA

Country (1968 to 2025)

Country	Default cap on teams at international rounds [22]	Number of championships	Number of runners-up	Number of finals appearances	Last championship	Last finals appearance	Debut
United States	14	18 (excludes 5 before 1968; 1 online)	13 (excludes 4 before 1968)	32 (excludes 9 before 1968; 1 online)	2022 (online)	2022 (online)	1968
Australia	3	14 (1 online)	7	21 (1 online)	2021 (online)	2021 (online)	1977
Singapore	1	5	11 (2 online)	16 (2 online)	2025	2025	1973
Canada	3	4	4	8	1991	1997	1968
Philippines	3	3	0	3	2004	2024	1975
India	8	2	1	3	2013	2018
UK	2	1	3	4	1975	2009	1970
Venezuela	1	1	3	4	1997	2006
Russia	6	1	1	2	2012	2012
South Africa	2	1	1	2	2002	2002
Colombia	2	1	0	1	2009	2009
France	1	1	0	1	1992	1992
Mexico	2	1	0	1	1998	1998
Argentina	2	1	1	2	2016	2024
Hungary	1	1	0	1	2019	2019
The Netherlands	2	1	0	1	2023	2023
Ethiopia	1	0	2	2	NA	1974
Belgium	2	0	1	1	NA	1987
Chile	2	0	1	1	NA	2015
China	10	0	1	1	NA	2023
Netherlands	1	0	1	1	NA	2005

Notable former participants

• Ang Cheng Hock (1995, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel, Deputy Attorney-General of Singapore, and High Court Judge of Supreme Court of Singapore
• Lucas Bastin (2007, University of Sydney) – King's Counsel
• Hilary Charlesworth (1980, University of Melbourne) – Professor of international law and Judge of the International Court of Justice ^[23]
• Steven Chong (1982, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel, Attorney-General of Singapore, and Judge of Appeal of Supreme Court of Singapore ^[24]
• Peta Credlin (1995, University of Melbourne) – Chief of Staff to former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
• Francisco Domenech (2002, University of Puerto Rico) – Director of the Office of Legislative Services of Puerto Rico
• James Edelman (1996, University of Western Australia) – University of Oxford Professor and Justice of the High Court of Australia ^[25]
• Sundaresh Menon (1986, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel, Attorney-General of Singapore, and Chief Justice of Singapore ^[26]
• S. Muralidhar (1984, Madras Law College) – Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, Judge of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Judge of the High Court of Delhi
• Georg Nolte (1984, Free University of Berlin) – Professor of international law and judge of the International Court of Justice
• Raul Pangalangan (1983, University of the Philippines) – Judge of International Criminal Court
• Bruce Poole (1984, Washington and Lee University) – Chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party
• Judith Prakash (1974, National University of Singapore) – Judge of Appeal of Supreme Court of Singapore ^[27]
• V.K. Rajah (1982, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel, Judge of Appeal of Supreme Court of Singapore, and Attorney-General of Singapore ^[24]
• Indranee Rajah (1986, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and Minister in Prime Minister's Office of Singapore ^[28]
• Marco Rubio (1995, University of Miami School of Law) – US Senator from Florida, 2016 US presidential candidate, and United States Secretary of State ^[29]
• Dipen Sabharwal (1999, National Law School of India University) – King's Counsel ^[30]
• K. Shanmugam (1984, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and Minister for Law and Home Affairs, Singapore ^[31]
• Davinder Singh (1982, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and former CEO of Drew & Napier ^[24]
• Brad Smith (1984, Columbia University) – President and Chief Legal Officer of Microsoft ^[32]
• Arif Virani (1997, University of Toronto) – Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
• Lucien Wong (1977, National University of Singapore) – Attorney-General of Singapore ^[27]
• Woo Bih Li (1977, National University of Singapore) – Senior Counsel and High Court Judge of Supreme Court of Singapore ^[27]

Cultural impact

In 2013, White & Case commissioned a 95-minute documentary, All Rise, which followed the Jessup journeys of seven teams around the world; the film made its world premiere at Doc NYC. ^[33]

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   • Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Law, Jessup Moot Archived 27 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
   • Chinese University of Hong Kong, About the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
   • University of Hong Kong, International Competitions, Mooting & Client Counselling Archived 5 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine
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17. Includes Exhibition Teams
18. Best Applicant or Respondent Memorial
19. Best Memorial for World Regional Rounds or Best Memorial from the National Rounds; Best Memorials from National Rounds and Top Memorials from International Rounds combined
20. Best Memorial for International Rounds (from 1973 to 1976, the Evans Award was for Best Memorial)
21. This generally refers to the preliminary rounds only, though awards have also been given for advanced rounds.
22. In 2021 and 2022, global rounds were introduced, modifying the caps upwards.
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External links

• The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition registration and schedule
  • ICJ Presidents H.E. Rosalyn Higgins and H.E. Stephen M. Schwebel at the ILSA-ASIL Gala Dinner Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition on 27 March 2009 and Jessup's 50th Anniversary Honorary Committee and 50th Jessup Video ^{[ usurped ]} and 50th Jessup Programme and Prize for "Best Jessup Oralist" Launched in Honour of Former ICJ President Stephen M. Schwebel at [https://web.archive.org/web/20090310214600/http://am2009.asil.org/index.cfm the 103rd ASIL Annual Meeting on International Law as Law, Held in Fairmont Hotel, Washington, D.C., 25–28 March 2009