HSE Jessup Team Is the Finalist of the Jessup Russian Championship

On February 11, St. Petersburg State University hosted the Final Round of the Russian National Championship of the Jessup Competition, one of the most prestigious law competitions globally. The HSE University team (Moscow) appeared in the Final Round of the National Championship, and came as a Russian Runner-Up, after the champions of this year, the MGIMO team.

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This year, 12 teams participated in the Russian National Championship of the Jessup. In addition to coming as a Russian National Runner-Up, HSE has also received an award for excellence in writing a memorandum (3rd place). Team’s oralist—Victoria Polshakova—was the Best Oralist of the finals and entered top-4 of the Russian Best Oralists ranking.

HSE Jessup Team was represented by:

• Anna Gavkaluk (1st year master’s),
• Victoria Polshakova (2nd year master’s),
• Anastasia Santalova (2nd year master’s),
• Arina Medvedeva (4th year bachelor),
• Inessa Barinskya (3rd year bachelor).

Team’s coaches are: Matvey Tarasov (PhD Candidate of HSE Doctoral School of Law), Anastasia Burnakina (PhD Candidate of HSE Doctoral School of Law) and Alena Ilchenko (2^nd year master’s). 

The 2024 Jessup problem addresses traitors and crooks, and raises issues related to the right to political expression, statelessness, the right to a nationality, and the scope of the United Nations Security Council's authority in the pacific settlement of disputes.

Congratulations to the Finalists!