Today Philip Jessup Moot Court Competition 2014-2015 was presented in Gavar and Vanadzor. This time Advocate Miss Syuzanna Soghomonyan, Armenian National Administrator of Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition informed students about the competition. Students from Gavar were especially active during the discussions, they were interested in the rules and language of competition. Syuzanna Soghomonyan stated that participation in the competition would increase the legal knowledge of students especially in the field of international law.
The topic of this years competition refers to the issues of secession and annexation and the legal regulation of the right of national self-determination. Teams shall register online by 14 November.
The Competition is held in two rounds: national and international. The Armenian rounds of Jessup Competition are held on the initiative and support of the Armenian Young Lawyers Association NGO, The Law Foundation of Armenia and “Legal Alliance” Law Firm in cooperation with the Jessup Club of Armenia. The winner of the Armenian National round will participate in the international round to be held in April 2015 in Washington DC, the US. Students of the law faculties from the law scools and universities of the RA may apply for participation in Armenian National Rounds. The teams shall consist from 2-5 students (one team from each university or law school). The application shall include copies of passports of the team members and coaches; copies of the students’ cards of the team members; certificate stating that the team members are students of that university/law school, and indicate the year of study; contacts of the team members and the coach (address, phone number and e-mail). According to the National schedule of the competition the package of necessary materials for participation: Official Rules, Special Agreement, Schedule are available at the AYLA Office: 7 Nalbandyan str., suite 2, from the official website of the competition: www.jessup.am as well as from the website of the International Law Students Association at www.ilsa.org. For more information please apply to Miss Syuzanna Sogomonyan, the National Administration of the Armenian Rounds at the AYLA Central Office (e-mail: [email protected]) or call (+374 10) 54 01 99, 58 02 99, and website www.jessup.am.
