Jessup, which has the full name of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, is the world's largest moot court competition. After being held 48 years, it has been labelled as the Legal Olympic Games that was a wonderful dream for law school students all over the world, so did I. To be a law school student of 2005 session in Shenzhen University, I’d like to tell you why I want to compete in Jessup and why I will be successful in Jessup.

Three reasons, simple but steadfast, could explain why I want to compete in JESSUP: the passion for this attractive competition, the opportunity for showing myself, and the challenge for being stronger. I have adequate passion, first, because it bring me ecstasy so great. Last year, it was Shenzhen University’s opportunity to held Jessup. I had the honor to serve as the group leader of the reception group of entrant team of Organizing Committee. It meaned that I would have a further chance to contact with the competitors and the competition. During the transient four days, I was deeply addicted in the intense competition and the outstanding competitors who were standing in the court and arguing with the judges in exactly straight words. Great passion suddenly seized me, I wanted to be one of them. This was not impulse for the moment but firm resolution. Second, it’s a good opportunity to expressing myself to others. Things that we can do in the four year’s campus life is limited, how to strive for more chances during limited time should be considered by us. As far as I’m concerned, there is no opportunity better than Jessup to show the professional knowledge and human performance of us. Therefore, I can't miss the chance to participate in it. Third, it is also a challenge to improve myselfe. The challenge always follows the opportunity, there is no exception on it. Jessup has very high expectations for the competitiors, not only in systematically academic knowledge of International Law, but in the ability of answer the judge’s question rapidly with accurate English. Admittedly, it’s so hard for us; however, I’d like to have a try, with full of my energy.