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2001 Jessup Competition

Case Concerning the Seabed Mining Facility

The Washington Monarch Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Jessup World Cup Champion: National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Runner-Up: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)

Final Round Judges:
Roy S. Lee, former Secretary, International Law Commission and Sixth Committee of U.N. General Assembly
Prof. Ruth Wedgwood, Yale University
Prof. Jordan Paust, University of Houston

Executive Director: M. Elizabeth Atkins

Administrative Director: Laura M. Title


Best Oralist (Championship Round): Jason Tai-Hui Chan, National University of Singapore

Runner-Up Oralist (Championship Round): Luisa Lepervanche, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): James McNiff, University of Georgia (USA)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): New England School of Law (USA)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Vienna (Austria)

Best Memorial (Intl Rounds, Evans Award): Columbia University (USA)

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


Number of Teams Worldwide: 309

Number of Teams at International Rounds: 68

Number of Countries: 54

Number of Countries at International Rounds: 53