Cortlin Bond, Trey Bundrick, Tyler Foster, Florence Thompson, and Morgan Thompson Shelton, all 3Ls, recently competed in the Southeastern Regional Rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in New Orleans.
The Law School’s team was a perfect 4-0 in the preliminary rounds and had a resounding victory against Emory in the quarterfinals. The team faced Yale in the semifinals and gave a flawless performance. After an excruciatingly long deliberation and high praise for both teams, the judges announced that Yale would advance to the finals. Although the close loss was heartbreaking, it did not overshadow the UA team’s overall success, which also included the award for the second best memorial (brief) and an individual oralist award for Bond.
The Jessup competition involves a fictional dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice. Teams brief both sides of an intricate and complicated problem of international law and present oral arguments for both sides.
Professors Cameron Fogle and Dan Joyner coached the team.
