SCU Debater Selected Top 100 Individual Oralists of Jessup

Founded in 1959 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is the largest and with the longest history of its kind in the world. SCU team won the national championship in Taiwan to take part in the international competition in Washington DC. With 132 teams from 86 countries in the fierce competition, one of SCU team members was selected as Top 100 Individual Oralists.

Under the guidance of Professor Wanjun He and coaching from other professors for nearly a year debaters Fangyu Cai, Boyang Zhang, Yuxiang Huang, Yuzhou Lin and Hongjin Lai performed their best in the international competition. Moreover, from hundreds of debaters Fangyu Cai was honored as one of the Top 100 Individual Oralists. To make it into the top 100 is not an easy task as the difference is often expressed with decimal point. Following the laurels won in 2004 and 2008, and with a gap of eight years, a participant from Taiwan has won the honor for the third time. Fangyu Cai ranked No. 64 among the Top 100 Individual Oralists.

This year has seen the highest number of participating teams ever and therefore toughest competition. Nevertheless fully prepared, SCU team has set a new record of total score since 2010.

Speaking of their one-year preparation, SCU team members expressed their appreciation to professors and staff of SCU School of Law. Thanks are also due to many outstanding alumni who voluntarily offered their advice and support. It was their devotion that helped SCU team to achieve its goal.