The UP College of Law Jessup Team wins the 2020 ‘After Jessup’ International Moot Court Competition. The team was crowned International Champions after defeating the South African Team in the finals. The virtual tournament was organized by the International Association of Law Schools, in cooperation with the International Law Students Association, to afford the best qualifying Jessup teams around the world an opportunity to compete internationally amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This international competition was participated in by other Jessup national champion teams from different regions of the world. The team is composed of Team Captain Leslie Diane Torres, Abelardo Hernandez,…

UP College of Law presents the very first interactive recognition rites in its virtual Malcolm Hall #IRRC2020 The University of the Philippines College of Law gave its recent graduates a unique and interactive experience by launching the "Interactive Recognition Rites of the Class of 2020" (In Re: Class of 2020), with the theme “Agiwa’na 2020,” on August 28, 2020 (Friday) at 3:00 p.m. via its official website. Live Zoom socials followed shortly and ended at 7:00pm, with several members of faculty cheering for the recent graduates. During this year’s online recognition rites, UP Law welcomed back to Malcolm Hall one…

APJIHL 2021 Edition Call for Papers - Deadline Extended to 10 January 2021 The Asia-Pacific Journal of
International Humanitarian Law is a publication of the Institute of International Legal Studies-University of the Philippines Law Center (UP-IILS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Journal aims to produce peer-reviewed scholarly articles, book reviews, and commentary on significant developments and current issues in international humanitarian law, and related fields. It has a special focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and is published once a year. We invite the submission of articles on subjects related to international humanitarian law, humanitarian policy or…