Jessup Problem: Case Arising Out of a Collision on the High Seas, Involving Conflict Between the Law of the Forum and the Law of a Convention (Belgium v. United States)
Topics: Law of the Sea, Conflict of Laws, Customary International Law, Exhaustion of Local Remedies
Location: Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
World Champion:
Columbia University (USA)
Team Members: David Abell, Joel Davidow, Adrian Colley, Robert Hahnen, Gabriel Wilner
World Runner Up:
University of North Carolina (USA)
Team Members: Joseph Friedberg, Joseph Farrel
Championship Round Judges:
- Michael H. Cardozo – Cornell Law School
- Leavenworth Colby – Chief, Admiralty & Shipping Section, U.S. Department of Justice
- Hon. Edward Dumbauld – Judge, United States Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Problem Author(s):
Covey T. Oliver – Inter-American Juridical Court of the Organization of American States
Best Oralist: Joseph Friedberg, University of North Carolina (USA)
Best Memorial: Columbia University
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 9
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 2
- Number of Countries: 1
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 1
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