MANILA, Philippines — A resolution congratulating the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Law for winning the 2024 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition has been adopted by the House of Representatives.
During the session on Tuesday, House Resolution (HR) No. 1683 filed by Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales, Jr., Deputy Speaker David Suarez, Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, Minority Leader Marcelino Libanan, and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, was adopted with no one objecting.
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Romualdez said it is a great source of pride for the law college to win the prestigious competition, which is considered the oldest moot court event in the world
“The UP College of Law, my alma mater, again brings honor to our country by bagging the much-coveted Jessup trophy. It is the oldest and largest world competition that tests the aptitude of students in their knowledge of international law. We are so proud of this achievement!” Romualdez said.
In a post on its Facebook page last April 7, the UP College of Law said it was able to secure a win almost three decades after the country’s premier state university won the same competition.
“The entire UP community joins in celebrating this historic triumph, which not only underscores UP Law’s legacy of excellence but also inspires future generations of legal scholars and practitioners worldwide,” UP College of Law’s post read.
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The resolution also noted this, saying that the Jessup is a simulation of a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice, the judicial organ of the United Nations, where teams of law students compete against one another through the presentation of oral and written pleadings.
“After days of grueling rounds and eliminations, the UP Law Jessup Team emerged as the lone team from the Asia-Pacific Region in the prestigious stage, whose remarkable journey culminated in a showdown against Universidad Torcuato Di Tella of Argentina,” the resolution read.
“During the gold medal round, this year’s problem, ‘The Case Concerning the Sterren Forty’ simulated a fictional dispute between nations, and tackled pressing issues of political expression, statelessness, nationality rights, and the authority of the United Nations Security Council in dispute resolution,” it added.
Aside from the House officials mentioned, among the co-authors of HR No. 1683 are Representatives Yedda Romualdez, Jude Acidre, Juliet Marie de Leon Ferrer, Roman Romulo, Peter John Calderon, Eleandro Jesus Madrona, Rufus Rodriguez, Ron Salo, Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon, Ysabel Maria Zamora, Bernadette Herrera, and Margarita Nograles.