Shearman & Sterling has sponsored and hosted the French National Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, since 2001, and the US Northeast Super Regional, formerly known as the US Mid-Atlantic Rounds, since 2004. Shearman & Sterling was also the exclusive sponsor of The International Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition from 2003-2009. 

The Jessup is the most long-standing, largest and most prestigious moot court competition focusing on Public International Law issues. In this competition, students are required to present oral and written arguments on a hypothetical international law problem to a simulated International Court of Justice.

Shearman & Sterling supports the competition because it provides students around the world with a unique opportunity to develop their lawyering skills and expertise in Public International Law. In addition, Shearman & Sterling has an active Public International Law Practice, for example in the area of treaty law, which is at the core of investment disputes handled by Shearman & Sterling’s International Arbitration Group, and in the area of human rights in the context of its pro bono initiatives.

The Jessup is administered by the International Law Students Association (ILSA). The goal of the Jessup is to promote international legal education, the peaceful settlement of disputes and respect for the rule of law.

View info about the Friends of the Jessup (FOJ) network.