Pericles Jessup Summer School

18/07/2024

Inviting all Jessup participants, potential participants and interested persons. On Thursday, July 25, 18:00 Moscow Time, Pericles Center for International Legal Education invites you to join us for a free one-hour webinar on the Law of the Sea, UNCLOS, and “the legal implications of receding coastlines for coastal states' maritime zones,” an announced topic in the 2025 Jessup Moot Court problem. Taught by well known international maritime law expert Dr. George Murvanidze, who has graciously volunteered his time to help Jessup participants, this webinar will provide valuable insights to jump start your preparation for this year’s competition.

Dr. Murvanidze is a distinguished expert with a strong background in both academia and practical experience in the field. He holds degrees from Tulane University and Cambridge, and has over 30 years of experience practicing maritime and admiralty law. He is a member of the London Association of Maritime Arbitrators, and a frequent judge in the Russian Jessup competition.

Dr. Murvanidze will explain the basics of the law of the sea, and particularly the mechanisms of maritime boundary setting. UNCLOS provides a framework for determining maritime zones, such as territorial waters, contiguous zones, and exclusive economic zones, based on fixed geographical coordinates or natural features. But those features aren’t necessarily stable! When coastal borders change due to rising sea levels and coastal erosion, or when states gain territory due to evaporation and accretion, or other natural phenomena change coastlines, disputes and uncertainties can arise regarding countries’ maritime rights. How are these issues resolved?

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the legal framework governing maritime zones and the potential challenges posed by receding coastlines and more. Dr. Murvanidze will also share links to articles and research from various universities on the subject. Don't miss this opportunity to boost your knowledge in advance of your intensive Jessup preparation this fall!

Date: Thursday, July 25
Time: 18:00 MSK (GMT +3)
Register here:

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Law of the Sea - Jessup pre-preparation webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

05/07/2023

Hi Everybody, Pericles still seeking someone who can teach a 10 clock hour program on Intro to Public International Law in our Jessup Summer School, July 17 through July 30. In person is preferred, although online is possible. What's needed is basic international law topics: Intro, history and sources of public international law, intro to major treaties, subjects of int'l law, jurisdiction and standing, state responsibility, a bit of human rights law, and international dispute settlement mechanisms. There is remuneration.

If you know anyone who might be able to help, please let me know ASAP! [email protected]

Best Regards,

Marian

09/06/2023

We’re Back!

After a two year pause, Pericles famous Jessup Summer School is coming back this year—mainly live in person! Are you ready to challenge yourself and your team, and get a jump on next year’s Jessup competition? Check the flier attached for the program brief in Russian.
The School will be July 17 through 30, 2023.
Participants will get 54+ clock hours on persuasive legal writing, legal research and citation, English grammar and structure, public international law (focusing on the areas of the competition) and oral argument. The program includes individual writing correction and oral argument coaching, and culminates in a mini-moot before experienced Jessup judges to practice 3 out of the 4 areas of the Jessup competition. It’s the hardest summer school

Places are limited. So teams hurry up to register!
Note: Strict deadline--every member of your team must be registered before July 1, by 7PM (MSC Time) or they will not be admitted to the program.

To register for Jessup Summer School please click this link http://pericles.ru/able/jss.php

Unfortunately, we have been hit by inflation like everyone else. The price is 48,000 rubles per school, plus 10000 rubles per individual student sent by the school. Thus, if your school is sending 2 people (the minimum) the total cost is 68,000 rubles, 3 people is 78,000, 4 is 88,000 and 5 (the maximum) is 98,000 rubles.
Moscow Jessup Teams! We no longer have a requirement for hosting regional schools, but we hope that your Jessup spirit will win out, and if you have the capacity we ask that you please help house a team or team member from outside Moscow. If you can, please let us know.
The draft Agenda will be available at the end of this month.
Each team member will need to register

1) Their first and last name, mobile telephone number and email

2) Their date and year of birth.

3) Their expected year of graduation.

4) Whether they have participated in the Jessup competition before.

5) The name of the person they will be staying with in Moscow (if any)

6) The address where they will be staying in Moscow

7) The telephone number where they will be staying in Moscow

8) Whether they will be bringing a laptop computer with them
(highly recommended)

9) And, if they are under 18 years old, the name and contact
information of a parent or legal guardian.

For all the questions please contact Pericles admissions by email [email protected] or by phone (495) 649 22 73

Pericles

30/10/2021

Стажировки, курсы работа для молодых специалистов

Рекомендуем канал
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07/07/2021

07/07/2021

We brought back our 'Student of the month' award, which honors Pericles LLM students and graduates for their great achievements.

Meet Evgenia Korystova 'Student of the month' of June 2021.

Evgenia received highest grades in the class. As a result Evgenia was elected as Valedictorian of the graduating class of 2021. Congratulations, Evgenia!

Read the full story about Evgenia Korystova here: http://www.pericles.ru/able/som/som_06_21.htm

08/02/2021

Pericles Dean Dent gave a lecture today on "Effective Zoom Techniques" to Jessup Moot court participants.

Dean Dent lectured today for the Jessup Moot Court participants on useful tips of effective Zoom presentations. Technical aspects, such as general appearance, posture, lighting, background are all must have taken care of well beforehand.

She started with a “how not to” with bad lighting, patterned clothing, crooked cameras, and lots of distracting background stuff like stuffed cats, titles of books, coffee cups, political posters, and buzzing noises. Then she moved everything distracting behind the zoom screen, closed the curtains and turned on a ring light to show the better method.

The big 3 DON’TS for international online moots:
• DON’T have books or bookshelves visible on screen behind you.
• DON’T have any political slogans or posters anywhere visible.
• DON’T use virtual backgrounds with outdoor location-specific images.
• DON’T use a Cyrillic screen name.

All these can accidentally give away your location/nationality and can disqualify you in international competitions. The best backgrounds are plain colored walls, blinds or curtains, with at most a plant or a lamp visible in the room. That way the audience focuses on your speech and not on your background.

If you happen to know some other useful tips feel free to share with us under this post in comment or in the Student's Brainfood Chat on Telegram. https://t.me/joinchat/UZso3jSGzYeap6kd

17/12/2020

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