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1988 Jessup Competition

Case Concerning State Responsibility for Certain Acts of Terrorism

Hyatt Regency Hotel (Capitol Hill), Washington, D.C.

Jessup World Cup Champion: University of Melbourne (Australia)

Runner-Up: National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Final Round Judges:
Bradley R. Larschan, Esq. Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy
Roy Lee, Legal Representative, Office of Legal Affairs, U.N. Secretariat
Vadim I. Lukyanovich, LL.D. Counselor, Legal Affairs, Permanent Mission of the USSR to the United Nations

Problem Authors:
Prof. John F. Murphy, Villanova Law School
Bradley R. Larschan
Prof. Alfred P. Rubin, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Executive Director: Jonathan Clark Green

Assistant Jessup Administrator: Pamela M. Young


Best Oralist (Championship Round): Fiona J.Hudgson, University of Melbourne

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Joan Magdelene Francis, University of Singapore

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Southern Illinois University (USA)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Southern Illinois University (USA)

Best Memorial (Intl Rounds, Evans Award): (tie)
University of Melbourne (Australia)
Columbia University (USA)

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


Number of Teams Worldwide: 265

Number of Teams at International Rounds: 39

Number of Countries: 43

Number of Countries at International Rounds: 29