Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Delimitation of a Maritime Boundary on the Continental Shelf (New Ghana v. New Togo)
Topics: Continental Shelf Boundary Delimitation, Territorial Sea Boundaries, Compulsory Joinder of a Third Party
Location: International Inn, Washington, D.C.
Date: April 25, 1981
World Champion: Australian National University (Australia)
Team Members – Vivienne Bath, Andrew Byrnes, Christopher Erskine, Thomas Faunce
World Runner Up: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (USA)
Team Members – Michael K. Brady, Steven Kaiser, A. Alan Kennedy, Richard E. McCarthy, Robert McIntosh
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Vivienne Bath, Australian National University (Australia)
Championship Round Judges:
- Hon. Taslim Olawale Elias – Vice President of the International Court of Justice
- Hon. Elliot L. Richardson – Tweed, Milbank, Hadley & McCloy, formerly Attorney General of the United States of America
- Professor Jonathan I. Charney – Vanderbilt University School of Law, Member U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
Problem Author(s): Professor Jonathan I. Charney, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Member U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
Jessup Fellow: Louis E. Emery
Administrative Assistant: Pamela M. Young
Best Oralist (International Rounds): Vivienne Bath, Australian National University (Australia)
Best Oralist (US rounds): Kevin Clark, Baylor University
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Georgia (USA)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Washington & Lee University (USA)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Australian National University (Australia) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): University of Georgia (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US rounds): Washington & Lee University (Applicant and Respondent)
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 182
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 28
- Number of Countries: 29
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 17
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