Jessup 2008 – International Law Students Association

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning Certain Criminal Proceedings between Adova & Rotania

Topics: Terrorism, Treatment of Detainees, Military Commissions & Due Process, International Criminal Jurisdiction

Location: Fairmont Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Date: April 6-12, 2008

World Champion: Case Western Reserve University School of Law (USA)
Team Members – Margaux Day, Patrick Dowd, Brianne Draffin, Zachary Lampell, Alexander Laytin
Coach – Elizabeth Young

World Runner Up: University of New South Wales (Australia)
Team Members – Hernan Pintos-Lopez, Derek Wong, Brent Michael, Thomas Levi, Rebecca Zaman
Coach – Jane McAdam

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Margaux Day, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (USA)

Championship Round Judges:

Richard J. Goldstone – Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Former Chief Prosecutor for ICTR and ICTY
David M. Crane – Professor of Law (Syracuse University), Former Chief Prosecutor Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone
Lucy Reed – Partner, Freshfields, Bruckhaus, Derringer LLP; President-Elect of the American Society of International Law

Problem Author(s): Michael Scharf

Executive Director: Amity R. Boye

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Fatima Al-Khoee, University College London (United Kingdom)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Ottawa – Common Law (Canada)

Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) (Applicant and Respondent)

Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award Russell Dalferes, Carol Kalinoski, Sophie Wernert

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