Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Windscale Islands (Aspatria v. Rydal)
Topics: Self Determination, Sovereignty over Territory, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Seizure of Assets
Location: Capitol Hilton, Washington, D.C.
Date: March 21-27, 2010
World Champion: Australian National University (Australia)
Team Members – Ellen Chapple, Rohan Kapur, Sarah Lynch, Sneha Rangnath, Samuel Thorpe
Coaches – Wayne Morgan, Jon Lovell
World Runner Up: Columbia University (United States)
Team Members – Erik Lindeman, Kevin Lin, Jacob Johnston, Akshaya Kumar, Elisabeth Page
Coaches – Suyash Paliwal, Lori Damrosch, Matthew Waxman, Erin Thompson
Best Oralist – Championship Round (Stephen M. Schwebel Award): Kevin Lin, Columbia University (United States)
Championship Round Judges:
- H.E. Stephen M. Schwebel – Former Judge & President, International Court of Justice
- Dame Rosalyn Higgins – Former Judge & President, International Court of Justice
- Harold Koh – Legal Adviser to the United States State Department; Dean, Yale Law School
Problem Author(s): Andrew Holmes & Luciana Ricart
Executive Director: Amity R. Boye
Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Joe Russo, New York University (United States)
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Australian National University (Australia)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Columbia University (United States) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China) (Applicant and Respondent)
ILI Award: Felipe Echandi, Universidad de Costa Rica (Costa Rica)
Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award: Bonnie Bird, Michael Collins Q.C., Jason Johns, Gerald Schatz
Best National Administrator (Steven M. Schneebaum Award): Jamie Dee Larkam (Canada)
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 525
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 105
- Number of Countries: 79
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 79
Competition Results:
- Top 50 teams (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)
- Official Rules
- Bench Memorandum
- Basic Materials
Final Round Video:
