Second in International Law Moot Court National Auditions

Mar. 8 - The 8th JESSUP China International Law Moot Court Trials concluded at Renmin University of China on March 4^th. Participating in this competition were 34 delegations, including those from Peking University, Renmin University of China and China University of Political Science. After three days of intense rivalry on the topic "Islands territorial sovereignty issues and investment disputes", the delegation from GDUFS brought home second prize.

The GDUFS delegation is composed of eight students from the School of Legal Studies along with two teachers: Hui Gengtian and Xiu Wenhui acting as leaders and mentors.

Since mid November of last year when the group formed, members of the team have been practicing in organized discussions. Though inexperienced, they made full use of access to information as well as consulted their instructors and drew up a team training program. When they were researching and working through case studies, they also used the time to re-evaluate their progress. Given the conflict between training time with final exams, team members were able to maintain their training and review specialized courses. They completed the Memo during final exam testing week.

During the competition, team members cooperated fully. Members on the stage prepared statements and looked for their rival logic error, while students off stage studied competitors' memos and collected available material. Meanwhile, instructors provided further professional guidance. With conscientious preparation, team members were able to face a series of tricky questions presented by judges and finally brought home second prize.

Attachment: Brief Introduction of JESSUP International Law Moot Court

JESSUP International Law Moot Court, founded in 1959, is the worlds biggest and most time-honored Moot Court jointly held by International Law Students Association and the U.S. Society of International Law. JESSUP gradually became an internationally influential competition, honored as the "Olympiad" in International jurisprudence which enjoys a high prestige in the field of International Law Moot Court. Seven countries hold domestic trails of International Law Moot Court annually, winners of which gather at the United States Supreme Court in Washington D.C. every March for global finals. The JESSUP competition aims at transforming studies of International Law from theory-based tradition of thinking to a new style of study of combining theory and practice - oriented, focusing operability and practicability. It is eight years since the China JESSUP was first introduced by International Law expert, Professor Zhu Wenqi, from the Renmin University of China. Every year, the theme centers on the latest hot issues in the field of International Law. The competition proceeds in the form of written pleading and oral argument and is given a final adjudication by foreign judges.