Featured photo ILSA masthead





1987 Jessup Competition

Case Concerning the Water Resources

Boston Park Plaza and Towers, Boston, Massachusetts

Jessup World Cup Champion: Georgetown University (USA)

Runner-Up: Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium)

Final Round Judges:
Steven C. McCaffrey, U.N. International Law Commission
Prof. John Wm. Reifenberg, Jr., Detroit College of Law
Paul C. Szasz, Director, General Legal Division, Office of Legal Affairs, U.N. Secretariat

Problem Authors:
James G. Chandler, Legal Advisor, U.S. Section, International Joint Commission
Prof. John Wm. Reifenberg
Michael J. Vechsler, Legal Advisor, Canadian Section, International Joint Commission

Jessup Fellow: Jonathan Clark Green

Administrative Assistant: Pamela M. Young


Best Oralist (Championship Round): Philip T. Inglima, Georgetown University

Best Oralist (Intl Rounds): Anne Stafford, McGill University (Canada)

Best Oralist (US Rounds): David Wesley, University of Alabama

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): National University of Singapore

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

Best Memorial (US Rounds): Southwestern University

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


Number of Teams Worldwide: 268

Number of Teams at International Rounds: 40

Number of Countries: 39

Number of Countries at International Rounds: 27