The current 66th issue of the Phillip C. Jessup Moot Court Competiotion, the oldest worldwide, concerns the rights and obligations of other members of the international community when two persons claim to be the legitimate president of a state, the invocation of immunity for government officials accused of grave violations of human rights, the legal consequences of receding coastlines for the maritime zones of coastal states, and the interpretation of the compromissory clause in a treaty creating a regional organization.

This year, the University of Passau supports a highly motivated team of 5 students on their way through the German National Rounds in Leipzig to the International Rounds in Washington D.C.

This year's "Case concerning the Naegea Sea" between the Union of Ambrosia and the Republic of Rovinia is available through the ILSA website. (https://www.ilsa.org/jessup-2025/)

At the ILSA website you can also find general information about the Jessup. (https://www.ilsa.org/)

For questions, please contact us at jessup@uni-passau.de.