Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Rotian Union (Adaria v. Bobbia/Cazalia/Dingoth/Ephraim/Finbar)
Topics: Self-determination and secession; recognition of new states; state succession and treaty obligations; responsibility for human rights violations and obligations following dissolution of a state.
Location: Fairmont Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Date: March 31, 2007
World Champion: University of Sydney (Australia)
Team Members – Lucas Bastin, Odette Murray, Fiona Roughley, Natasha Simonsen, Zelie Wood
Coach – Justin Hogan-Doran
World Runner Up: King’s College London (United Kingdom)
Team Members – Michael Cottrell, Jack Macaulay, Taalay Qudsi Rasheed, Kartikeya Tanna, Lilly Wong
Coaches – Soroush Kafiabadi, Man Er Kong
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Lucas Bastin, University of Sydney (Australia)
Championship Round Judges:
- H.E. Hishashi Owada – Judge, International Court of Justice
- Pieter Jan Kuijper – Principal Legal Advisor and Director for External Relations in the Legal Service of the European Commission
- Larry D. Johnson – Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs, United Nations
Problem Author(s): Michael Peil, Assistant Dean, Washington University in St. Louis
Executive Director: Amity R. Boye
Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Hanna Azkiya, University of Indonesia (Indonesia)
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Washington University, St. Louis (USA)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Washington University, St. Louis (USA) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): University of Sydney (Australia) (Applicant and Respondent)
Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award: M. Elizabeth Black, Michael Peil, Irina Sergeeva
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 493
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 94
- Number of Countries: 72
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 69
Competition Results:
- Overall Team Rankings (International Rounds)
- Advanced Rounds Results (International Rounds)
- Oralist Rankings (International Rounds)
- Memorial Awards – Evans Rankings
- Memorial Awards – Dillard Rankings
Competition Materials:
- Problem
- Corrections & Clarifications
- Problem (French)
- Corrections & Clarifications (French)
- Problem (Arabic)
- Problem (Russian)
- Official Rules
- Bench Memorandum
- Basic Materials
Final Round Video:
