Jessup Basic Materials

ILSA assembles a collection of research materials to ensure that all teams start from the same position, regardless of budget and access to information. 

• Batch One

The second batch of basic materials will be available later in December.

Resources

• EISIL—Electronic Information System for International Law
  (an ASIL research tool)
• LexisNexis, Westlaw and HeinOnline
  (access codes will be available to team members after they register with ILSA, upon request to )
• Introduction to International Law
  (a short document explaining the basic doctrines of international law)

Citation Systems

As per Articles 6.5 and 6.6 of the Official Jessup Rules, students are required to identify sources quoted in their written submissions in a format that allows the reader to identify and locate the authority cited. The following citation systems may be adopted:

• Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation
  (Access to this citation guide is available to all Jessup participants, but requires a password. Please email  to request a password.)
• ALWD Citation Manual
  (Association of Legal Writing Directors, 3rd ed. 2005)
• The Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities
  (University of Oxford, 2006)
• The Bluebook—A Uniform System of Citation
  (Harvard Law Review Association, 18th ed. 2005)
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation
  (LII, Peter Martin, 2007 ed.)