Compromis: Case Concerning International Environmental Law & Antarctica (Leonia v. Vulpinia)

Topics: Environmental Law, Transboundary Harm, Remedies

Location: Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Date: March 31, 1990

Jessup World Cup Champion
University of Georgia (USA)
Team Members – Myra Creighton, Charles Gernazian, Michael Sharp, Douglas Smith, Jr., A. Michelle Vaughan

Runner Up
University of Toronto (Canada)
Team Members – Melanie Aitken, Simon Clements, Darryl Cruz, Dimitri Nikolakakos

Final Round Judges
Hon. Manfred Lachs – Judge, International Court of Justice
Elizabeth Rindskopf, Esq. – Acting Principal Deputy Legal Adviser to the United States Department of State
Jonathan I. Charney – Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law

Problem Authors
Jonathan I. Charney – Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law
Dr. Laura Pineschi – Professor of Law, University of Parma
Tullio Scovazzi – Professor of Law, University of Parma
Marina Spinedi – Professor of Law, University of Parma

Executive Director: Denise M. Hodge

Assistant Jessup Administrator: Pamela M. Young 

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Darryl Cruz, University of Toronto (Canada)

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): (tie) Darryl Cruz, University of Toronto (Canada); John Kacavas, Boston College (USA); Mattias Kumm, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel (Fed. Rep. Germany)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): South Texas College of Law (USA)

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

Best Memorial  – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Southern Illinois University (USA)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): University of Melbourne (Australia)

Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): Southern Illinois University

1990 Records: 

Number of Teams Worldwide: 253

Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 40

Number of Countries: 42

Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 27