International

Jessup

Summer School

22-29 August 2020

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I am glad that we have been able to hold the MIS’ 3rd Jessup

Summer School this year despite all the impediments due to the

current situation of the world. We are living an era in which,

almost every event that takes place in a large scale or affect the

world in a way, reminds us of the importance of international

law, role of international relations, solidarity and necessity of the

collective actions. All the states in today’s world are interrelated,

and we, as the international community, share the same goals

and interests. This pandemic has clearly shown the importance of

international collaboration, and the significance of strong inter-

national entities, it has highlighted the necessity of global gover-

nance and despite some countries wrongful use of the current sit-

uation moving back to unilateralism, it is evident that we cannot

pursue such approach towards international relations in this time

and age. One great lesson that we have learnt during this time of

pandemic, is the importance of technology. We have learnt that

we cannot eliminate our social interactions, and the technology

has bestowed us with the gift of online communication facilities.

It is important to understand that with this pandemic, our life-

style may change for a long period of time, if not fundamentally

altered, therefore, it is essential for every company and institu-

tion in the world to benefit from the gift of technology and keep

on with their activities. With the importance of international law

mentioned, here, at MIS, we believe that nothing shall hinder

educating students on this very crucial field of law and we see the

Jessup competition as one of the solid ways to encourage talented

and hardworking students to further their studies in internation-

al law. Therefore, adhering to the necessity and limitations of the

world’s current situation, and recalling the importance of mai

taining academic and educational activities,

we decided to hold this year’s summer school online. We are op-

timistic that this can broaden the number of students who can

benefit from our courses, as now student from remote areas of

our country can participate in the Jessup summer school. Efforts

to globalize rights are one of the ideals of the international com-

munity, but now, given the state of the disease in the world, al-

though this situation has created very difficult problems for soci-

ety, but because it paves the way for globalization.

I wish to encourage everyone to adhere to their social respon-

sibility by following the official guidelines and hope that you all

stay safe and sound during the pandemic.

Founder’s Note

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Saturday

22 August 2020

12:30

15:00

17:30

Public Internatioanl Law

State Responsibility

Oral Advocacy

Soroush Kafiabadi

Ekaterina Efimova

Ekaterina Efimova

Sunday

23 August 2020

12:30

15:00

Public International Law

State Responsibility

Soroush Kafiabadi

Ekaterina Efimova

Monday

24 August 2020

12:30

15:00

17:30

Pandemic & International Law

ICJ Jurisdiction

Oral Advocacy

Farzad Fallah

Niko Pavlopoulos

S. Mohammadali Abdollahi

Tuesday

25 August 2020

12:30

15:00

Refugee Law

ICJ Rules & Procedure

Cristina Rapagnà

Niko Pavlopoulos

Wednesday

26 August 2020

12:30

15:00

19:00

Legal Writing

Legal Research

Treaty Interpretation

Agnese Pizzolla

Kristaps Tamuzs

Nitish Monebhurrun

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LECTURERS

Soroush Kafiabadi is a Vice President, Regulatory Consulting department at Duff &

Phelps, having joined in 2016. Previously, he worked as the Head of Assessment at

Lloyds Banking Group and Senior Adjudicator for Financial Ombudsman Service.

Soroush has been interested in public international law since his university days, com-

pleting his master’s thesis on Self-Defence and the Law of Armed Conflict. He par-

ticipated in Jessup for King’s College Jessup in 2006 and coached the team in 2007

when it became UK champion and runner-up in DC. During 2013-2015, he coached

Russian team from Ural State Law Academy (Yekaterinburg) which advanced to in-

ternational rounds twice, and advanced to the octofinals in DC. Since then, he has

judged international rounds and a number of national rounds in Brazil, Russia, UK

and the final round in Bulgaria. Soroush has taught international law in Pericles Jessup

Summer School (Moscow) and at the Ukraine Jessup Summer School. Soroush holds a

bachelor’s degree in law from King’s College London (LLB, 2006), and masters in law

University of London (LLM, 2008).

Ekaterina Efimova is the National Administrator of the Jessup Russia and Project

Manager at Threefold Legal Advisors LLC that co-sponsors Jessup Russia together

with White & Case. Ekaterina participated in Jessup between 2013 and 2015 and has

received awards for being in top 10 speakers of the national championship. The team

advanced to the International Rounds twice and made it to the octo-finals in DC. Since

then, Ekaterina has judged at the international rounds in Washington and national

rounds in the UK, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, as well as the 2019 final round in Belarus.

She taught at 2016 and 2018 Ukrainian Jessup Summer Schools and last year summer

school in Iran.

Agnese Pizzolla is a Senior Legal Counsel at the European Central Bank, focusing her

practice on EU institutional and banking supervision matters. In this capacity, she also

acts as agent for the European Central Bank before the Court of Justice of the European

Union. She graduated from Università degli Studi Roma Tre (Italy), and obtained her PhD

in Private EU and Comparative Law from Università degli Studi di Macerata (Italy). A

long-time Friend of the Jessup, she has been competitor (2007), coach (2010 to 2012), and

has been judging national and international rounds every year since 2010. She is also the

National Administrator for the Italian National Rounds since 2013.

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S. Mohammadali Abdollahi is a PhD Candidate at the Shahid Beheshty University. His

first experience with Moot Courts goes back to 2015 Jessup Competition, in which his

team won the “First Place” and “Best Memorial” awards in Iran's Qualifying Rounds.

Їe team also participated in the International Rounds of the Jessup competition held in

Washington D.C. in 2015. Mohammadali then participated in the Henry Dunant IHL

Moot Court Competition (2015) and he was awarded “Best Advocate” and the team

won “First Place” in both National round and Regional round of the competition. He

also received the “Best Advocate” award in Lahore's Regional Rounds. In furtherance

of his experience with moots courts, he took advantage of the opportunity to partic-

ipate in the Asia-Pacific International Humanitarian Law Moot Competition, where

his team was ranked among “Semi-Finalist” teams. He once again participated in 2018

Jessup Competition, where in addition to the “First Place”, he was granted the “Best

Oralist” award in Iran's Qualifying Rounds. Mohammadali is now working as Legal

Advisor for some governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Niko Pavlopolou is a Teaching Fellow in Public International law at Durham Univer-

sity Law School. He is also a Teaching Fellow at University College London (UCL)

Faculty of Laws, where he is completing his PhD. He holds an LLM in International

Law (Distinction) from UCL, and an LLB from the University of Southampton (First

Class Honours). Niko has previously worked with or for H.E. Judge Crawford of the

International Court of Justice, the British Institute of International and Comparative

Law, and the International Bar Association Human Rights Institute. Niko has partici-

pated in the Jessup, and has subsequently coached two UCL teams (one was a national

finalist and represented the UK in Washington DC, ranking 13th best team; the other

was a national semi-finalist). Niko has since been a judge for the national rounds of

the Jessup in Ukraine, Italy, and the UK.

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Farzad Fallah is an associate lawyer in Iran working on cases of an international nature at

the PAA International Law Firm in Tehran, currently working as the contributor for Iran

at the Global COVID-19 Policy Research (GCPR) Project. He has been involved with the

Jessup Competition since 2014, participating, coaching, and judging in various national

rounds and the international rounds in Washington DC. Farzad has been involved in the

organization of the first Jessup Summer School in Iran in 2018, and has taught at the 2018

Jessup Summer School in Ukraine and the 2019 Jessup Summer School in Iran. Farzad has

also recently carried out research and published on the COVID-19 Pandemic and interna-

tional law aspects of this phenomenon.

Cristina Rapagnà holds a law degree from LUISS Guido Carli University, in Italy, where

she defended a thesis on International Migration Law. She is currently a Trainee Lawyer at

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, where she primarily deals with both national and in-

ternational dispute resolution, as well as with global investigations. She has previously been

a legal intern at the Council of Europe’s Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights

and at the International Criminal Court. During her university years, she has deepened

her studies of International Law at KU Leuven, in Belgium, and at Bucerius Law School,

in Germany. In 2017, she participated in Jessup for LUISS Guido Carli University. Her

team won the National Championship and reached the International Octo-finals in DC

and she qualified among the best oralists of the Italian Rounds. Since then, she has always

been involved in Jessup either advising the new teams or assisting the organization of the

national rounds.

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Kristaps Tamuzs is a legal advisor at the Constitutional Court of the Republic Latvia and a

visiting lecturer of constitutional law and human rights at the Riga Graduate School of Law.

His Jessup story has started in 2003 when he represented the Central European University

at the Hungarian National Round. He has been judging the Jessup competition since 2009

and has attended national and regional rounds in China, Germany, France, Italy, Latvia,

Russia and Ukraine; Kristaps has judged at the international rounds in Washington DC on

a number of occasions. In addition to Jessup, Kristaps has acted as a judge at the European

Human Rights Moot Court Competition and various Latvian national moots as well as co-

coached the Jessup team of the Russian Academy of Foreign Trade in 2015 all the way to

the advanced rounds in Washington. Kristaps graduated from the Concordia International

University Estonia (BA, 2002) and the Central European University (LLM, 2003).

Nitish Monebhurrun holds a Ph.D. in International Law from Sorbonne Law School, in

Paris and a Masters Degree in International Economic Law from the same university, as

well as a Master’s Degree in International Law from University Jean Moulin. he has also

earned a Diploma from the Hague Academy of International Law. Nitish is a tenured Law

Professor at the University Center of Brasília and a visiting Professor, teaching the master

program of international law in the University of Sabana in Colombia. he is also the Invited

Professor in Sorbonne Law School in Paris. he has worked as the United Nations Con-

sultant for the Brazilian Competition Authority. his main research fields are International

Investment Law; Business and Human Rights; Corporate Social Responsibility; Law and

Development and he Has published extensively in these fields.

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ILSA

The International Law Students Association is a non-prof-

it association of students and lawyers who are dedicat-

ed to the promotion of international law. ILSA provides

students with opportunities to study, research, and net-

work in the international legal arena. The organization’s

activities include academic conferences, publications, the

global coordination of student organizations, and the

administration of the Philip C. Jessup International Law

Moot Court Competition. ILSA seeks to promote interna-

tional law; to encourage communication and cooperation

among students and lawyers internationally; to contribute

to legal education; to promote social responsibility in the

field of law; to increase opportunities for students to learn

about other cultures and legal systems worldwide; and to

publicize educational and career opportunities in interna-

tional law.ILSA globally administers the Philip C. Jessup

International Law Moot Court Competition. Every year,

thousands of students from more than 700 schools in over

100 countries participate, making the Jessup the largest

moot court competition in the world.

Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition

The Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competi-

tion is an advocacy competition for law students. Teams

of law students compete against one another through the

presentation of oral and written pleadings to address time-

ly issues of public international law in the context of a hy-

pothetical legal dispute between nations. Їe Compromis

is the springboard for the Jessup Competition. Written by

leading scholars of international law, the Compromis is a

compilation of agreed upon facts about the dispute that

is submitted for adjudication to the International Court

of Justice (ICJ), the primary judicial organ of the United

Nations. Afer the Compromis is released, students begin

researching and preparing arguments for both sides of

the dispute, drafting and editing written pleadings, called

“memorials” and practicing oral presentations. Each team

prepares two written memorials and two 45-minute oral

presentations, one for each party to the dispute ( the “Ap-

plicant” and the “Respondent”). Teams argue alternately

as Applicant and as Respondent against competing teams

before a panel of judges, simulating a proceeding before

the International Court of Justice.

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