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Jessup 2009

The Case Concerning "Operation Provide Shelter"

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning “Operation Provide Shelter” (Alicanto v. Ravisia)

Topics: Responsibility to Protect, Extradition, Treatment of Detainees, Secret Evidence

Location: Fairmont Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Date: March 22-28, 2009

World Champion: Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
Team Members – Ricardo Alarcon Sierra, Giselle Herrera Kheneyzir, Guillermo Otalora Lozano, Sebastian Machado Ramirez
Coach – Liliana Obregon

World Runner Up: University College London (United Kingdom)
Team Members – Harpreet Dhillon, Annabel Lee, Tamara Jaber, Mahesh Rai, Nisha Rajoo
Coaches – Claire van Overdikj, Douglas Guilfoyle, Pablo Arrocha

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Sebastian Machado Ramirez, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Championship Round Judges:

  • H.E. Bruno Simma – Judge, International Court of Justice
  • Ruth Wedgwood – Edward B. Burling Professor of International Law and Diplomacy; Director of the International Law and Organizations Program, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
  • Jose Alvarez – Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, Columbia Law School

Problem Author(s): Steven Schneebaum

Executive Director: Amity R. Boye

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Suyash Paliwal, Columbia University (United States)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): King’s College London (United Kingdom)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Sydney (Australia)

Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): King’s College London (United Kingdom) (Applicant and Respondent)

ILI Award: Sebastian Machado Ramirez, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award: Shearman & Sterling LLP, Mary Hampton, Randy Noak, Ennio Rizzi

Best National Administrator (Steven M. Schneebaum Award): Maria Issaeva (Russia)

Competition Statistics:

  • Number of Teams Worldwide: 481
  • Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 105
  • Number of Countries: 80
  • Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 80

Competition Results:

Competition Materials:

Final Round Video:

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