Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Sterren Forty (Antrano v. Remisia)
Location: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Date: March 30-April 6, 2024
World Champion: University of the Philippines (Philippines)
Team Members – Ignacio Lorenzo Villareal, Pauline Samantha Sagayo, Pauline De Leon, Chinzen Viernes, and Mary Regine Dadole
Coaches – Marianne Crielle Vitug and Rommel Casis
World Runner Up: Universidad Torcuato di Tella (Argentina)
Team Members – Trinidad Gomez Barbella, Manuel Schmidt, Gonzalo Scolni, Lara Jarsun, and Francisco Perez Lazzari
Coaches – Abril Elverdin, Ignacio Mazal, Sigrid Konecny Araya, Jacques Le Pera, and Donatella Zalloc
Best Oralist – Championship Round (Stephen M. Schwebel Award): Ignacio Villareal (University of the Phillipines)
Championship Round Judges:
- María Teresa Infante Caffi, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- Sundaresh Menon, Chief Justice of Singapore
- Ganna Yudkivska, Vice-Chair, UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
Problem Author(s): Dagmar Butte and Jeffrey Brooks
Executive Director: Michael Peil
Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds (Ved P. Nanda Award): Elise Manchester (Case Western Reserve University, United States)
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Toronto (Canada)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Ateneo De Manila University (The Philippines)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): National Law University, Delhi (India) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): National Law University, Delhi (India) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Applicant Side (International Rounds): Ilia State University (Georgia)
Best Respondent Side (International Rounds): Emory University (United States)
Best Applicant Memorial (International Rounds): National Law University, Delhi (India)
Best Respondent Memorial (International Rounds): National Law University, Delhi (India)
Best New Team: School of Legal, Political & Social Sciences of Tunis (Tunisia)
ILI Award: ADA University (Azerbaijan)
King & Spalding Spirit of the Jessup Award: University of Lagos (Nigeria)
Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award: Dagmar Butte & Jeffrey Brooks
Best National Administrator (Steven M. Schneebaum Award): Shannon Hutchins (South Africa) & Marc Ramsay (Jamaica)
White & Case Distinguished Alum Award: Sundaresh Menon, Chief Justice of Singapore
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 637
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 143
- Number of Countries: 96
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 86
Competition Results:
- Overall Team Rankings (International Rounds)
- Elimination Rounds Results (International Rounds)
- Oralist Rankings (International Rounds)
- Memorial Awards – Evans Rankings
- Memorial Awards – Dillard Rankings
Competition Materials:
- Problem with Corrections & Clarifications
- Official Rules
- Official Rules – Summary of Changes
- White & Case International Rounds Official Program
- Bench Memorandum
- Basic Materials
- Poster
Championship Round Video:
Authors Breakfast Video:
