Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University Jessup Team

1. Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University Jessup Team

2016 Ukrainian National Champions

2. What is Jessup?

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court
Competition is the oldest (since 1959)
and the most prestigious law competition
uniting thousands of law students from
over 550 law schools of more than 80 countries.
Each year is devoted to a hypothetical legal dispute
between states raising topical issues of public
international law, which are addressed by students via oral
and written pleadings.
Competition is composed of two stages: national rounds
and international rounds held in Washington, DC, United
States of America.

3. What is the topic of Jessup 2016?

The present-year case deals with issues of:
legality of mass surveillance programs,
espionage, conducted by special missions,
cyber-attacks on law firms and media,
preventive detention and
admissibility of secret documents, leaked
by whistleblowers.

4. THE 2016 UKRAINIAN ROUNDS OF THE JESSUP COMPETITION

Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University became the National
Champion of XXI Ukrainian National Rounds for the first time in its
history (participating since 2003)

5. THE 2016 UKRAINIAN ROUNDS OF THE JESSUP COMPETITION

MYKHAYLO SOLDATENKO
became the best oralist in Ukraine (from over 40 students)

6. Keys to our success

1) Big Dream
2) True Passion and
mutual values
3) Persistent practice
and self-perfection
4) Flawless teamwork
5) Determination for
victory and strong faith

7. Our goal

Become the first Ukrainian
team to win the Jessup World
Cup;
Promote the image of Ukraine
on the international arena;
Gain vital contacts for further
promotion of international
peace and cooperation by means
of strengthening of the
international law role

8. Why we are going to win

1) We are lead by an enthusiastic coach who participated
in Jessup International Rounds in 2011;
2) We research 24/7/365;
3) We practice oral rounds 2-3 times a day;
4) We stage “rehearsals” with practicing
lawyers as well as legal scholars from
Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Estonia.

9.

Thank you in advance
for your kind help
Our соntacts:
Ievgen Boiarskyi (Kyiv) : [ + 38 (097) 873 29 29]
[email protected]
Mykola Yurlov (Kharkiv): [+ 38 (095) 532 52 50 ]
[email protected]