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1981 Jessup Competition

Case Concerning the Delimitation of a Maritime Boundary on the Continental Shelf

International Inn, Washington, D.C.

Jessup World Cup Champion: Australian National University (Australia)

Runner-Up: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (USA)

Final Round Judges:
Prof. Jonathan I. Charney, Vanderbilt University
Hon. Taslim Olawale Elias, Vice President of International Court of Justice
Hon. Elliot L. Richardson, Partner, Tweed, Milbank, Hadley and McCloy; former U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Commerce; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

Problem Author: Jonathan I. Charney

Jessup Fellow: Louis E. Emery

Administrative Assistant: Pamela M. Young


Best Oralist (Championship Round): Vivienne Bath, Australian National University

Best Oralist (Intl Rounds): Vivienne Bath, Australian National University

Best Oralist (US Rounds): Kevin Clark, Baylor University

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Georgia (USA)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Washington and Lee University (USA)

Best Memorial (Intl Rounds, Evans Award): Australian National University

Best Memorial (US Rounds): Washington and Lee University

Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds, Rutgers Award): University of Georgia


Number of Teams Worldwide: 181

Number of Teams at International Rounds: 28

Number of Countries: 29

Number of Countries at International Rounds: 17