From 29 February to 2 March 2024, the European Friendly Rounds of the Jessup International Law Moot Court took place at Trnava University. For the tenth time, 15 universities competed against each other in friendly preparation for the world final in Washington D.C. Based on a fictitious dispute between two states, they each represent the applicant and respondent state before the International Court of Justice. This year's case concerns topical issues of international law, including the assertion of group interests before the ICJ, statelessness, the right to consular representation and the role of the UN Security Council in the peaceful settlement of disputes.

After four strong preliminary rounds against universities from Jordan, Slovenia, Kosovo, and Switzerland, all but one of which the team won, putting them in fourth place among all teams from the preliminary rounds, the respondent representatives Sophie Großmann and Hannah Roth faced the plaintiffs from the Law Society (Ireland) in the quarterfinals on Friday. The very close decision after the round was in favour of the Irish team. It is particularly noteworthy that all four students were among the 20 best speakers of the tournament and Nikolaus Ebner was honoured as the best speaker.

The international rounds of the Jessup Moot Court will take place in Washington, D.C., from 30 March 2024. The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court is the oldest and most prestigious international law competition in the world, in which over 130 teams from all over the world will compete. The team from the University of Vienna is supervised by Fritz Kainz and Maximilian Weninger from the Department of Public International Law and International Relations.

The team is supported by the University of Vienna, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Schönherr Rechtsanwälte, Zeiler Floyd Zadkovich, Völkl Rechtsanwälte and Dietrich Rechtsanwalts GmbH.

More information about the Moot Court: https://ilmc.univie.ac.at/