Jessup World Cup Champion: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)

Runner-Up: University of Calgary (Canada)

Final Round Judges:
Rudolf Bernhardt, Max Planck Institute of Comparative Public and International Law
Roy S. Lee, United Nations
Hon. Diane P. Wood, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Problem Conceived By: Steven M. Schneebaum

Problem Authors: The 1997 Jessup Problem was a cooperative effort among ILSA, the American Society of International Law, and the Friends of the Jessup. Primary Authors/Reviewers were: Angeline Chen, Carol Kalinoski, Jose Alvarez and Cynthia Price Cohen

Executive Director: Kate Greene

Executive Assistant: Carol T. Monroe

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Maria Teresa Arcaya, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Julie Campos, University of Western Australia (Australia)

Best Memorial (Intl Rounds, Evans Award): University of Vienna (Austria)

Best Memorial (World Regional Rounds, Dillard Award): University of Colorado(USA)

Number of Teams Worldwide: 280

Number of Teams at International Rounds: 55

Number of Countries: 44

Number of Countries at International Rounds: 44