MIS is pleased to announce that it will hold two sessions of “Jessup Summer School” this year.
The First Week Edition of this summer school will be held from 10-15 August 2019. The summer school is designed for students who wish to participate in Jessup or other moot court competitions, to get acquainted with public international law and skills such as advocacy and legal research which are essential for moot court competition.
Topics covered in this Summer School include
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Legal Research
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Legal Writing
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Oral Advocacy
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Introduction International Law
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International Court of Justice Rules and Procedures
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Law of State Responsibility
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Treaty Interpretation
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Immunities of Head of States in International Law
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IHL and Autonomous Weapons
These topics are chosen carefully to include essential knowledge of International Law and skills necessary for moot courts along with specific topics of the next Jessup case addressed briefly and will be delivered by highly qualified scholars with previous moot court experiences.
The courses will be delivered from Saturday to Wednesday and a mini moot will be held on Thursday to help the students put the knowledge they have grasped during the week into practice.
Lecturers:
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Hossein Sadat Meidani
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Alireza Zaheri
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Ali Sharifi
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Tina Sadaghiani
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Maryam Ansari
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Ali Masoudi
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Yasaman Anvari
All the lectures in this edition will be delivered in Farsi, however, good command in English is necessary.
Interested applicants can apply through the link below, the application is open from Saturday, June 1, 2019 to Monday July 1, 2019.
http://milsc.org/Register-Event-9135.html
All you need to do for this stage of application is to fill out a form and write a motivation letter (no more than 800 words) to express your goals and motivations for participating in this summer school. Please state in your motivation letter if you plan on participating in Jessup 2020.
Late applicants will not be considered. The result of accepted applicants will be announced no later than last week of July.
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