Indonesians shine in Jessup contest

NEW YORK: Indonesia, represented by the University of Indonesia's law school, improved its ranking in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (The Jessup Competition) in the United States capital of Washington D.C. recently.

Dede Fikry, Haghia Sophia Lubis, Leonardo Bernard, Sari Aziz and Dewi Savitri Reni were ranked 24th out of hundreds of participants worldwide.

The Jessup Competition is a role-playing competition where the participants must act as the judges of an International Court to solve global disputes and problems.

Indonesia sent representatives for the first time in 2001 to the competition, which uses English as its medium. Last year, Indonesia finished 58th. -- Antara