Compromis: Case Concerning the Temple of Mai Tocao (Aprophe v. Rantania)
Topics: Legality of the Use of Force by an International Organization, Attributability of the Use of Force to an International Organization, Jurisdictional Immunities of the State, Cultural Property
Location: Capitol Hilton, Washington, D.C.
Dates: March 25-31, 2012
Jessup World Cup Champion: Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Russia)
Team Members - Olga Nasonova, Natalya Sekretareva, Elena Manasyan, Aleksandra Ivlieva, Grigory Vaypan
Coach - Egor Chilikov
Runner Up: Columbia University (United States)
Team Members - Evan Ezray, Jan Messerschmidt, Benjamin Schrier, Jennifer Lim, Aidan Grano
Coach - Jacob Johnston, Daniela Blank, Lori Damrosch, Larry Johnson, Valentin Jeutner
Final Round Judges
H.E. Hisashi Owada - Judge, International Court of Justice
H.E. Joan Donoghue - Judge, International Court of Justice
H.E. Kenneth Keith - Judge, International Court of Justice
Problem Author
Lead Author - Lucas Lixinski, Fernando Bordin, Maite Schmitz
Executive Director: Will Patterson
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Jennifer Lim, Columbia University (United States)
Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Joshua Anderson, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): National Law School of India University (India) - click here to view a copy
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Columbia University (United States) - click here to view a copy
Best Memorial - Int'l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Columbia University (United States)
Best Memorial - World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Columbia University (United States)
International Law Institute Award: Ana Florencia Adelardi Miranda, Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Best New Team: University of the Gambia (Gambia)
Best Overall Applicant: Columbia University (United States)
Best Overall Respondent: University of Melbourne (Australia)
Best Applicant Memorial: 1. Auckland University (New Zealand); 2. (tie) Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel); Columbia University (United States)
Best Respondent Memorial: 1. University of Malaya (Malaysia); 2. University of Hawaii - (United States); 3. (tie) University of Ottawa - Common Law (Canada); Seoul National University (South Korea)
Spirit of the Jessup Award: Birzeit University (Occupied Palestinian Territory)
Steven M. Schneebaum Award: Ninon Casillas (Mexico); Wenqi Zhu (China)
Pamela Young Award: Cynthia Lichtenstein, Guillermo Otalora, Sebastian Machado
2012 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
2012 Competition Materials
- 2012 Compromis
- 2012 Compromis (French)
- 2012 Corrections & Clarifications
- 2012 Corrections & Clarifications (French)
- 2012 Official Rules
- International Rounds Program
First Batch of Basic Materials
Below is a list of the first batch of Basic Materials provided in connection with the 2012 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
The authors of the 2012 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.
- United Nations Charter
- Statute of the International Court of Justice
- Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
- Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
- Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
- World Heritage Convention
- UNESCO Declaration Concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage
- Geneva Conventions of 1949
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
- United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property
- ILC Draft Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, with commentaries
- ILC Draft Articles on the Responsibility of International Organizations
Second Batch of Basic Materials
Below is a list of the second batch of Basic Materials for the 2012 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.
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.
1. Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954).
- Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict 1954.
- Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1999).
3. Who is a legitimate government in exile? Towards normative criteria for governmental legitimacy in international law by Stefan Talmon.
4. Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v. Italy: Greece intervening) case in progress.
5. Ferrini v. Germany Italian Court of Cassation, 11 March 2004.
6. Behrami and Behrami v France and Saramati v France, Germany and Norway, European Court of Human Rights.
8. Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro).
9. Tinoco Claims Arbitration (Great Britain v. Costa Rica), William H. Taft, Sole Arbitrator, 1 U.N. Rep. Int’l Arb. Awards 369 (1923).
11. Recognition by the United Nations of the Representation of a Member State, GA Res 369(V) (1950).
12. Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations, Advisory Opinion of April 11, 1949, ICJ.
13. International Law Commission Reports on the Responsibility of International Organizations.
- Seventh Report Giorgio Gaja, Special Rapporteur, 27 March 2009.
- Fifth Report Giorgio Gaja, Special Rapporteur, 2 May 2007.
14. From Bamiyan to Baghdad: Warfare and the Preservation of Cultural Heritage at the Beginning of the 21st Century; Patty Gerstenblith, 37 Geo. J. Int’l L. 245. Note: you must be logged in toWestlaw for this link to work.
15. Prosecutor v. Pavle Strugar, 31 January 2005, Judgment, ICTY.
16. Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage and International Law, Ana Filipa Vrodoljak.
17. ILSA-IBA Webcast Discussion Panel on the 2012 Jessup Compromis - This is a temporary link; a permanent link will be posted soon. You must sign in to view this webcast.
