Final Report 2026
After four intense and eventful days of competition, LMU’s 2026 Jessup Moot Court team, consisting of Kimberley Barbian, Florita Hoxha, Patricia Maier, Moritz Kovacs-Hintz, and Luc Friebertshäuser, and coached by Hanna Skrypnikava, Lukas Spencer, Maxima Hubbes and Alexander Kopylov, has successfully returned from the German National Rounds in Trier.
After a strong fourth-place finish in the Preliminary Rounds, the team advanced confidently to the Knockout Rounds. Although our exciting journey ended there with a narrow defeat in the Quarterfinals against top-tier competition, pride in an outstanding overall performance prevails. All four speakers on the team secured a spot in the top 15 of the individual rankings (places 1, 4, 8, and 13)—impressive proof of the exceptional quality and consistency of their oral performances. Moritz Kovacs-Hintz even won the award for best speaker of the entire competition. In addition, the team received awards for 1st place in the “Best Overall Respondent Side” category, 2nd place in the “Best Overall Applicant Side” category, and 2nd place in the “Best Memorial (Applicant)” category. Even though the team narrowly missed out on reaching the Semifinals this year, it can look back on an extraordinarily successful participation in the Jessup Moot Court.
This fantastic result simply would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors. We would therefore like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the law firms Bird & Bird, CMS Hasche Sigle, DLA Piper, Freshfields, Gleiss Lutz, Görg, Jones Day, Hengeler Mueller, Noerr, and Seven Summits Arbitration for their financial and moral support!
We would also like to thank the association “Alumni and Friends of the Chair of International Law at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich e.V.,” the entire Chair of Public International Law at the LMU, and above all, Jessup Coordinator Broder Ernst for their consistently friendly cooperation! We would also like to express our special thanks to the entire panel of judges at our dress rehearsal, consisting of Prof. Dr. Christian Walter, Prof. Dr. Walther Michl, and Dr. Gebhard Bücheler, for the engaging and fruitful discussion.
Last but not least, this outstanding result would have been simply unthinkable without the invaluable support of the entire Munich Jessup alumni network. Your dedication during the rehearsals, wise advice, and words of encouragement contributed significantly to our success—for which we are deeply grateful!
We’re rooting for the teams from Ruhr University Bochum, Bucerius Law School, the University of Hamburg, and Heidelberg University in the international rounds in Washington, D.C., and we’re already looking forward to the 2027 German National Rounds in Berlin!
