Compromis: Case Concerning "Operation Provide Shelter" (Alicanto v. Ravisia)
Topics: Responsibility to Protect, Extradition, Treatment of Detainees, Secret Evidence
Location: Fairmont Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Dates: March 22-28, 2009
Jessup World Cup Champion: Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
Team Members - Ricardo Alarcon Sierra, Giselle Herrera Kheneyzir, Guillermo Otalora Lozano, Sebastian Machado Ramirez
Coach - Liliana Obregon
Runner Up: University College London (United Kingdom)
Team Members - Harpreet Dhillon, Annabel Lee, Tamara Jaber, Mahesh Rai, Nisha Rajoo
Coaches - Claire van Overdikj, Douglas Guilfoyle, Pablo Arrocha
Final Round Judges
H.E. Bruno Simma - Judge, International Court of Justice
Ruth Wedgwood - Edward B. Burling Professor of International Law and Diplomacy; Director of the International Law and Organizations Program, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Jose Alvarez - Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy, Columbia Law School
Problem Author
Lead Author - Steven Schneebaum
Senior Authors - Jose Alvarez, David Barron, Elizabeth Burleson, Aaron Fellmeth, Diane Orentlicher, David Scheffer, Quang Trinh, Sophie Wernert
Junior Authors: Amity R. Boye, Courtney Brewer, Jeffrey Brooks, Maria Issaeva, Luke McLaurin, Antonio Riva Palacio Lavin, Gabriel Sanchez, Ashley Walker, Rumiana Yotova, Liang Wei Wong
Executive Director: Amity R. Boye
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Sebastian Machado Ramirez, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Suyash Paliwal, Columbia University (United States)
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Kings College London (United Kingdom) - click here to view a copy
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Sydney (Australia) - click here to view a copy
Best Memorial - Int'l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
Best Memorial - World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Kings College London (United Kingdom)
International Law Institute Award: Sebastian Machado Ramirez, Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)
Spirit of the Jessup Award: Sulaimaniya State University (Iraq)
Steven M. Schneebaum Award: Maria Issaeva (Russia)
Pamela Young Award: Shearman & Sterling LLP, Mary Hampton, Randy Noak, Ennio Rizzi
2009 Results
- Top 50 Teams - International Rounds
- International Rounds Advanced Rounds
- International Rounds Top 100 Oralists
- Memorial Awards - Evans Rankings
- Memorial Awards - Dillard Rankings
- Memorial Awards - Baxter Rankings
2009 Competition Materials
- 2009 Compromis
- 2009 Compromis (French)
- 2009 Compromis (Arabic)
- 2009 Corrections & Clarifications
- 2009 Corrections & Clarifications (French)
- 2009 Official Rules
- 2009 Official Schedule
List of Participating Teams Worldwide
List of Participating Teams - International Rounds
The authors of the 2009 Jessup Compromis have selected these materials with the expectation that the materials will prove interesting and enlightening in the context of the current year's problem. Inclusion of any particular text in the Basic Materials does not entail that the content of the text is binding as international law or reflects current prevailing theory or practice. Please note that teams are NOT required to use these materials. They are being provided to teams as a guide and starting point for research. As always, participants are encouraged to conduct their own research outside of the scope of these Basic Materials.
- Statute of the International Court of Justice
- Charter of the United Nations
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- United Nations Model Status of Forces Agreement
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1674 (2006)
- Draft Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its 53rd Session
The authors of the 2009 Jessup Compromis have selected these materials with the expectation that the materials will prove interesting and enlightening in the context of the current year's problem. Inclusion of any particular text in the Basic Materials does not entail that the content of the text is binding as international law or reflects current prevailing theory or practice. Please note that teams are NOT required to use these materials. They are being provided to teams as a guide and starting point for research. As always, participants are encouraged to conduct their own research outside of the scope of these Basic Materials.
- Statute of the International Court of Justice
- Charter of the United Nations
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
- United Nations Model Status of Forces Agreement
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1674 (2006)
- Draft Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, Report of the International Law Commission on the Work of its 53rd Session