JESSUP INTERNATIONAL MOOT COMPETITION

The International Law Students Association, based in Chicago, organizes an international law topic for this moot competition. The competition divides schools into a number of geographic and national units, one of which includes all Canadian law schools.  The competition involves the preparation of written arguments (filed in mid-January), and advocacy training on a weekly basis in January and February leading up to the Canadian national competition in early March.  Up until this year, the top two Canadian teams have advanced to the International Round, held in Washington DC in late March or early April; starting next year, the top three Canadian teams will advance.

The UBC team generally has four or five students, with the fifth acting as a researcher. The team usually consists of at least two third-year students.  The researcher is a second year student, who is then given the opportunity to participate as a mooter in her or his third year.

For many years, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin has generously sponsored the UBC team, providing both financial assistance and advocacy training. The faculty advisor is Professor Karin Mickelson; the coaches are Tina Cicchetti of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin and Kelly Keenan of the Department of Justice.