The team from the JU Faculty of Law and Administration, for the first time presenting their skills in Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, succeeded at the national level of the competition, which was held on 2 March in Weil, Gotshal & Manges Law Office in Warsaw. As a result, the team from the Jagiellonian University went through to the international level, which will be held from 31 March to 6 April in Washington.

The team consisting of Katarzyna Felis, Agnieszka Pikuta, Adrian Andrychowski, Grzegorz Goniewicz and Michał Pietruszka (third, fourth, and fifth year) outdid six other teams participating in the competition. The students are supervised by Prof. UJ dr hab. Kazimierz Lankosz and coached by Przemysław Roguski, assistant in the Department of International Public Law and DAAD Lecturer attached to the German Law School.

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is one of the biggest and the oldest moot court competitions in the world enjoying great popularity among lawyers and scholars. This year's edition will bring together 632 teams from 93 countries. The team from the JU Faculty of Law and Administration will compete with the representatives of the most renowned universities in the world, including the University of Oxford, Cambridge, Sciences Po (Paris), Sydney, Leiden, and New York University.

The participants of the competition will have to solve a hypothetical conflict between two states before the International Court of Justice – primary judicial organ of the United Nations. Students will prepare written statements (memorials) and participate in oral hearings. A brilliant command of public international law, perfect presentation skills and a fluent command of English are the prerequisites for success in this competition.

This year the competition's main theme will revolve around global climate changes and their impact on statehood, migration and national debt. The moot will concern an indebted island, whose land has been taken by the ocean and the inhabitants have been forced to move out of their homes and leave their possessions.