Compromis: Case Concerning the International Criminal Tribunal (Remorra v. Arden)

Topics: Jurisdiction of the International Tribunal, State Succession, Political Offense Exception, Bank Secrecy Laws

Location: ANA Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Date: April 4, 1998

Jessup World Cup Champion: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Mexico)
Team Members – Gabriela Echeverria-Gutierrez, Claudia Molina-Perez, Alvaro Santos Rivera, Francisco Quintana-Garcia, Carlos F. Lozada Almada

Runner Up:  Australian National University (Australia)
Team Members – Douglas J.A. Guilfoyle, Benjamin D. O’Donnell, Jeffrey A. Derix

Final Round Judges
James Crawford – Professor of Law, Cambridge University 
Rosalyn Higgins – Judge, International Court of Justice
Payam Akhavan – Legal Advisor, Office of the Prosecutor, International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda

Problem Author
Concept: Steven M. Schneebaum, Esq. – Patton Boggs LLP

Executive Director: Yvette S. Roozenbeek

Administrative Director: Amy E. Keyser

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Douglas J.A. Guilfoyle, Australian National University (Australia) 

Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Houda Younan, University of Sydney (Australia)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Hawai (USA)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Hawai (USA)

Best Memorial  – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Australian National University (Australia)

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

1998 Records: 

Number of Teams Worldwide: 275

Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 57

Number of Countries: 47

Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 47