Jessup 2011 – International Law Students Association

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Zetian Provinces (Ardenia v. Rigalia)

Topics: Drone Strikes, Use of Force, Bilateral Investment Treaties, Freedom of Religious Expression

Location: Capitol Hilton, Washington, D.C.

Date: March 20-26, 2011

World Champion: University of Sydney (Australia)
Team Members – Patrick Bateman, Christopher Beshara, Glenn Kembrey, Chelsea Tabart, Patrick Wall
Coach – Natalie Zerial, Tim Stephens

World Runner Up: Columbia University (United States)
Team Members – Jacob Johnston, Akshaya Kumar, James Wigginton, Jennifer Lim, Benjamin Schrier
Coach – Elisabeth Page, Ricardo Chirinos, Viren Mascarenhas, Lori Damrosch, Kevin Lin

Best Oralist – Championship Round (Stephen M. Schwebel Award): Jennifer Lim, Columbia University (United States)

Championship Round Judges:

H.E. Thomas Buergenthal – Former Judge, International Court of Justice
Claudio Grossman – Former President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Mark Peith – Chairman, OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Transactions

Problem Author(s): Leila Sadat, Larry Johnson, Nicola Bonucci

Executive Director: Will Patterson

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Jacob Johnston, New York University (United States)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Case Western Reserve University (United States)

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

Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Tbilisi State University (Georgia) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Applicant Side (International Rounds): National Law University (India)

Best Respondent Side (International Rounds): Columbia Univeristy (USA)

Best Applicant Memorial (International Rounds): Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Best Respondent Memorial (International Rounds): Xiamen University (China)

Best New Team: Norman Manley Law School (Jamaica)

ILI Award: Philip Gerard Dabao, Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)

Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award: Anne Holliday, Anthony Nuval, Steven Schneebaum

Best National Administrator (Steven M. Schneebaum Award): Ghulam Reza Mohamaddy (Afghanistan); Alejandro Turin (Argentina); Kari Kammel, Rokosh Abdullah, Bakhcha Omar (Iraq)

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