The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
2020 RUSSIAN ROUNDS OF THE JESSUP COMPETITION
29 January - 2 February 2020
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Preparation required for judging
Judging at the Jessup is a serious responsibility and requires substantial preparation. In order to be a judge you are expected to speak English fluently and hold a degree in law. Furthermore, please visit ILSA's Jessup Judges page to read and watch all the materials carefully and jessup.whitecase.com/judges for additional materials. Each judge also needs to make sure that s/he carefully studies the 2020 Jessup Problem, the Corrections and Clarifications thereto, and the Bench Memorandum (to be distributed in January 2020).
General Program of the 2020 Russian Rounds for judges
The 2020 Competition timeline
Opening Reception for Judges |
Wed 29 January |
20:00 |
White & Case, 6th flloor |
4 Romanov Pereulok, 6th Floor (metro station Biblioteka im. Lenina, red line) |
Preliminary Rounds |
Thu 30-31 January
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09:00 – 19:00 09:00 – 13:30 |
Moscow State University, Law Faculty |
1 Leninskiye Gory (bldgs 13-14), 4th academic building 119234 Moscow |
Advanced Rounds |
Sat 1 February |
09:00 – 17:00 |
Moscow State University, Law Faculty |
1 Leninskiye Gory (bldgs 13-14), 4th academic building (metro station Universitet, red line) |
Final Round and Final Reception |
Sun 2 February |
14:30 – 22:00 |
Moscow State University of International Relations (MGIMO) |
76 Prospekt Vernadskogo |
Informal afterparty for Jessup Judges |
Sun 2 February |
Starting 23:00 |
TBA |
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Confidentiality of the Bench Memorandum
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: |
Acting as either a Memorial Judge or an Oral Round Judge (with the exception of Team Advisors) gives you access to the Bench Memorandum. ILSA has asked that anyone being given access to the Bench Memorandum be advised of the following: |
1) The Bench Memorandum is a confidential document and should be read only by judges and competition staff. Every possible measure must be taken in order to maintain the confidentiality of the Bench Memorandum, including compliance with the following two rules: (a) Do not leave copies of the Bench Memorandum in public places, and (b) Do not, in any circumstance, distribute the Bench Memorandum to competitors, not even after regional and national competitions. 2) The contents of the Bench Memorandum will remain confidential until the conclusion of the International Rounds on 18 April 2020. 3) The Bench Memorandum is copyright-protected. Any entity not affiliated with ILSA or the Jessup Competition must request permission to use or reproduce any portion of the Bench Memorandum. 4) The Bench Memorandum is an evolving document. As the competition year progresses, new versions of the Bench Memorandum will become available. ILSA encourages judges and competition staff to make sure they possess the most recent version of the Bench Memorandum. 5) Under the Official Rules of the Competition, teams may not be practice-judged by any person who has access to the Bench Memorandum. Accordingly, once a judge has received the Bench Memorandum, he or she should not take part in practice rounds with teams. This could result in the disqualification of the team. |