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Jessup 2016

The Case Concerning the Frost Files

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Frost Files (Amestonia v. Riesland)

Topics: Mass Surveillance, Diplomatic Immunity, Preventive Detention, Cyber-Attacks

Location: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Date: March 27 – April 2, 2016

World Champion: Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Team Members – Adriana Estefanía Camaño, Carolina Catanzano, Belen Maria Ibanez, Julian Rotenberg, Maria Laura Pessarinni
Coach – Sebastian Green Martinez

World Runner Up: University of Pennsylvania (United States)
Team Members – Bethan Jones, Camilla Inehetu, Alexander Bedrosyan, Adria Moshe, Leo Park
Coach – William Burke-White

Best Oralist – Championship Round (Stephen M. Schwebel Award): Julian Rotenberg, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)

Championship Round Judges:

  • H.E. Hishashi Owada – Judge, International Court of Justice
  • H.E. Sir Christopher Greenwood – Judge, International Court of Justice
  • H.E. Bruno Simma – Former Judge, International Court of Justice

Problem Author(s): Asaf Lubin

Executive Director: Lesley A. Benn

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Joshua Hiew, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Columbia University (United States)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Columbia University (United States)

Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Applicant Side (International Rounds): National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Best Respondent Side (International Rounds): University of Pennsylvania (United States)

Best Applicant Memorial (International Rounds): Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)

Best Respondent Memorial (International Rounds): Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)

Best New Team Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan)

ILI Award Stav Zeitouni, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)

Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award Jeffrey Brooks, Catherine Newcombe

Best National Administrator (Steven M. Schneebaum Award): Adrian Andrychowski (Poland), Maria Issaeva (Russia), Andrey Kozik (Belarus)

Competition Statistics:

  • Number of Teams Worldwide: 514
  • Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 114
  • Number of Countries: 86
  • Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 82

Competition Results:

Competition Materials:

Final Round Video:

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