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The International Law Students Association, a non-profit association of students and lawyers.

05/26/2026

BREAKING NEWS: The 2027 White & Case International Rounds of the Jessup Competition will be held in Toronto, Ontario from March 28 to April 4, 2027!

05/21/2026

Our 2026 National Champions from Uganda made the newspaper! You can read the full article here - https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/jobs-and-career/how-students-raised-shs200m-in-10-days-to-represent-uganda-5465788/!

05/19/2026

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐕𝐎𝐋𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐄𝐑𝐒
We are looking for 3 motivated volunteers to support a Database Project (unpaid).

Selected volunteers will receive certificates of participation. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Due to the project timeline, selected volunteers are expected to be available to start as soon as possible and remain committed until July 1, 2026.

📩 Send your CV to: [email protected]

⏳ Deadline: Wednesday, May 20th – 23:59 PM (EST)

05/08/2026

ILSA partnered with CaseLens to evaluate memorials for penalties during and the results were incredible. Not only did CaseLens save ILSA hundreds of hours of work, but we were consistently surprised by the quality and accuracy of the output. We would highly recommend CaseLens.

05/06/2026

Dr. Ganna Yudkivska is one of the newest members of the ILSA Board of Directors. Ganna is a Partner at EQUITY Law Firm, UN Mandate Holder - Vice-Chair of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and Vice-President of the European Society of International Law. From 2010 to 2022 she served as a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights, including as Vice-President and Section President.

She graduated magna cm laude from the Law Faculty of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, earned a Master 2 in Law and European Studies from Université Strasbourg III, and holds a PhD from the Academy of Advocacy of Ukraine, where she remains Associate Professor of European and International Law.

Before her election to Strasbourg, Dr. Yudkivska served as Adviser to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (2009–2010) and as a lawyer at the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights (2005–2009). She was admitted to the Kyiv Bar in 2003 and represented victims of torture and political persecution before domestic and international tribunals. From 1996 to 2001 she directed Steven Spielberg's project on genocide studies (Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation) in Ukraine and Moldova.

Dr. Yudkivska has lectured and conducted research at Harvard, Columbia, Heidelberg, Cologne, Washington University in St. Louis, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Chuo University in Tokyo, and other leading institutions. She sat on the panel for the Final Round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in 2024. She is a Life Member of the European Society of International Law, a member of the American Society of International Law, and serves on the Advisory Board of the European Convention on Human Rights Law Review. She has authored numerous scientific articles on human rights, international law, and criminal procedure.

05/05/2026

Carol Orbegoso joins the ILSA board as a Student Director. Carol is currently a senior law student at the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo in Peru, where she has maintained strong academic performance in public international law. During her exchange studies at the University of Granada in Spain, she received Highest Honors in Victimology. Her strong interest and passion for international law are reflected in her involvement in research and participation in academic conferences, including her recognition as a recipient of the Jean Monnet Prize for Young Researchers. Her distinguished participation in international competitions includes the 50th Edition of the Jean Pictet Competition, as well as serving as Team Coordinator and oralist of the first Peruvian team to qualify twice for the oral rounds of the Nuremberg Moot Court, in 2024 and 2025, achieving 4th place worldwide in the written phase in 2025. She is currently coaching a new team for the 2026 edition. As Academic Coordinator of the International Studies Program at her university, Carol promotes academic initiatives and competitions, including organizing the first International Criminal Law Moot Court in English at her faculty, focused on sexual and gender-based crimes. She is also the co-founder of Peru’s first Women’s Criminal Law Association, aimed at promoting the empowerment of women students in the legal field. She is currently a legal intern at APRODEH, a human rights NGO in Peru recognized for its work addressing serious violations during the country’s internal armed conflict. Carol is committed to promoting international legal education among students from underrepresented communities and generating impact for new generations.

05/04/2026

Joy Azu is joining ILSA as a Student Director. Joy is a law student at the University of Calabar in Nigeria. She previously served as Vice President of the International Law Association within her institution, where she played a key role in strengthening student engagement in international legal discourse. Beyond academics, she has contributed to international initiatives, including serving as a Legal Intern with the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ).

She is the Founder of The LawForge, a fast-growing initiative redefining how international law is taught, understood, and experienced by students. Through innovative programming and cross-border collaborations, the initiative equips students with the tools to think beyond the classroom and engage meaningfully with global legal issues.

An active mooter, Joy has participated in prestigious competitions such as the John H. Jackson WTO Moot Court Competition, among others. Her work reflects a deep commitment to building a generation of globally conscious legal professionals by expanding access to quality legal education and fostering meaningful international connections.

05/01/2026

Please welcome our newest student director, Lloyd Hero B. Abuan. Lloyd is currently a Juris Doctor student at Tarlac State University School of Law in the Philippines. He serves as President of the TSU Law Moot and Debate Society, where he has led the development of a structured advocacy program and strengthened institutional partnerships. He has been actively involved in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition as an oralist and Team Captain for three consecutive years, and has also competed in and mentored national and international debate and moot court competitions. Beyond mooting, Lloyd serves on the Editorial Board of Juris Experientia and is an active law student practitioner at the Marc Andrei Marcos Legal Aid Center. He has participated in legal aid and youth advocacy initiatives and currently serves as a parliamentarian at the 13th National Youth Parliament of the Philippines. As an ILSA Student Director, he aims to expand regional outreach, strengthen mentorship for emerging law schools, and promote global connectivity in international legal education.

Welcome Lloyd!

04/21/2026

ILSA is excited to announce the winners of this year’s Richard R. Baxter Awards. This Award is named in honor of the late Richard Baxter, who served as Judge of the International Court of Justice, and was an eminent and pioneering scholar of International Law.

The Award is presented to Teams for excellence in Memorial writing by comparing individual Applicant and Respondent Memorials. The Applicant Memorials that were considered for the Alona E. Evans Award or a M. Cherif Bassiouni Award that received the highest ten total Memorial scores for Applicant Memorials (unadjusted for Penalties) are entered into consideration for the Best Overall Applicant Memorial. The Respondent Memorials that were considered for the Alona E. Evans Award or a M. Cherif Bassiouni Award that received the highest ten total Memorial scores (unadjusted for Penalties) for Respondent Memorials are entered into consideration for the Best Overall Respondent Memorial.

Richard R. Baxter Awards for Best Applicant Memorial
1) Team 433, National University of Advanced Legal Studies (India)
2) Team 486, MNU Law School (Kazakhstan)
3) Team 339, Royal University of Law & Economics (Cambodia)

Richard R. Baxter Awards for Best Respondent Memorial
1) Team 401, Peking University School of Transnational Law (China)
2) Team 696, Harvard Law School (USA)
3) Team 107, Loyola University Chicago (USA)

Congratulations to the winners!

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