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1965 Jessup Competition

Case Concerning a Murder Committed by an American Citizen Against a British Citizen on the Moon

The Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Jessup World Cup Champion: Columbia University (USA)

Runner-Up: University of Virginia

Final Round Judges:
Abram Chayes, former Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of State
Maxwell Cohen, Dean, McGill University Faculty of Law
I.M. Sinclair, Legal Advisor, U.K. Mission to the United Nations

Problem Author: Howard Taubenfeld

Jessup Administrator: Thomas Cady, University of Texas


Best Oralist: Rennard Strickland, University of Virginia

Best Memorial: Columbia University


Number of Teams Worldwide: 16

Number of Teams at International Rounds: 4

Number of Countries: 1

Number of Countries at International Rounds: 1