CALOOCAN CITY, Sept. 16 (PIA) -- The University of the Philippines (UP) Law College of Law Jessup Team has been declared International Champions after winning this year's 2020 ‘After Jessup’ International Moot Court Competition.
The UP College of Law Jessup Team defeated the South African Team in the finals during the virtual tournament conducted via Zoom by the International Association of Law Schools (IALS).
Other national Jessup champion teams from different regions of the world that included the Asia Pacific region, also participated in the invitational event.
Led by Team Captain Leslie Diane Torres with members Abelardo Hernandez, Anton Miguel Sison, Therese Ravina, and Bianca Isabella Ortiz, the team was coached by UP Law Professor Rommel Casis who also served as moderator during the online competition. He was assisted by Lee Edson Yarcia, Gemmo Fernandez, and Marianne Vitug.
Prior to the 'After Jessup' competition, the same team was crowned National Champions in the Philippine Qualifying Rounds of the 2020 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition after advancing undefeated. This achievement marked UP’s first 3-peat Jessup National Championship. This time, amid a global health emergency crisis.
With the cancellation of the official Jessup International Rounds, which were scheduled on April 12-18, 2020 in Washington, D.C., USA, the online competition was organized by the IALS in cooperation with the International Law Students Association (ILSA) to provide the best qualifying Jessup teams around the world an opportunity to compete internationally amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (PIA NCR)
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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