Competitors

"Jessup Bangladesh, one of the most thrilling experience for me. It gave me the opportunity to overcome my fears in many ways, as I had to speak in front of many honorable persons."

Rashna Sharmin Riya, Finalist, 3rd Bangladesh Qualifying Round
"During the hair-pulling researching period, I vowed, ‘Jessup no more.’ Then I tasted ‘the Jessup Experience’ and came running back to pull my hair again. Jessup tailored my overall advocacy skills and widened my network."

Maimuna Syed Ahmed, Finalist, 2nd Bangladesh Qualifying Round

Participation as a competitor in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is governed by the Jessup Official Rules published by the Executive Office of ILSA which may be changed or amended for individual national qualifying round with the approval of the Executive Director of ILSA. However, the rules governing participation at the Jessup Competition remain constant unless extenuating circumstances arises and even in extenuating circumstances the amendment or change of rules depends on the decisions of the Executive Director of ILSA.

1. Who can be a Competitor?

Jessup is a team competition meaning the competing eligibility comes with the registration of a team of an educational institution. Thus, it is obvious that Jessup does not allow individual participation whether as competitor or observer. The members of the competing team must be a full time or part time students of the registering institution.

2. How many teams from an individual educational institution can take part at the Competition?

In general, only one team can take part at the competition on behalf of a registering institution and this limitation does not depend on the size or the nature of the educational institution. Educational institutions which operates and located in one jurisdiction (the “home jurisdiction”) and has the permanent physical campus in another jurisdiction (the “foreign jurisdiction”) are not allowed to take part in the foreign jurisdictions. However, if the branch or institution operating in foreign jurisdiction believes that it has extraordinary reasons to explain and wishes to register a team in the foreign jurisdiction then it must petition the Executive Director in writing. The Executive Director may in consultation with the Administrators of the home and the foreign jurisdictions may accept the petition and allow the institution to register a team in the foreign jurisdiction.

3. What could be the composition of a competing team?

For international round, a team may be composed of two to five team members who shall be the only individuals contributing to the work product of the team over the course of the Competition year. But for Bangladesh Qualifying Round each team shall not consisting be of more than three members, however, the remaining two members of the international round can observe the Qualifying Round with the team.

For details related to participation see Jessup Official Rules 2020 and FAQ related to Participation.

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