Jessup 2015 – International Law Students Association

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Secession of East Agnostica (Agnostica v. Reverentia)

Topics: Self Determination, Secession, Material Breach, Countermeasures

Location: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.

Date: April 5-11, 2015

World Champion: University of Sydney (Australia)
Team Members – Nathan Hauser, Sarah Bradbury, Alice Zhou, Sam Murray, Angus Nicholas
Coaches – Tim Stephens, Robert Pietriche, Alison Pert

World Runner Up: Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (Chile)
Team Members – Elisa Zavala, Trinidad Cruz, Josefina Movillo, Guillermo del Campo, Benjamin Salas
Coaches – Rodrigo Fernandez, Paula Badila, Alejandra Voight

Best Oralist – Championship Round (Stephen M. Schwebel Award): Alice Zhou, University of Sydney (Australia)

Championship Round Judges:

H.E. Sir Kenneth Keith – Former Judge, International Court of Justice
H.E. Joan Donoghue – Judge, International Court of Justice
Harold Koh – Stirling Professor of Law, Yale University

Problem Author(s): Dagmar Butte, Michael Peil, Steven Schneebaum

Executive Director: Lesley A. Benn

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Sarah Bradbury, University of Sydney (Australia)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of National & World Economy (Bulgaria)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Pennsylvania (United States)

Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Universitas Pelita Harapan (Indonesia) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Universitas Pelita Harapan (Indonesia) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Applicant Side (International Rounds): NALSAR (India)

Best Respondent Side (International Rounds): University of Sydney (Australia)

Best Applicant Memorial (International Rounds): (tie) Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski (Bulgaria) and Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Best Respondent Memorial (International Rounds): University of Pennsylvania (United States)

Best New Team: University San Carlos (Philippines)

ILI Award: Daniel Kristof Pap, Eotvos Lorand University (Hungary)

Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award: Michael Peil

Best National Administrator (Steven M. Schneebaum Award): Wenqi Zhu (China), Paulina Starski (Germany), Jeffrey Brooks (United States), Jennifer C. Englander (United States)

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