Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Treatment of Refugees & Aliens (Septentrion v. Meridion)
Topics: Legitimate Governing Authority/State Responsibility, Protection of Civilians in Times of War, Mass Migration, Treatment of Detainees
Location: International Inn, Washington, D.C.
Date: April 24, 1982
World Champion: National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Team Members – Rajah Vijaya Kumar, Jimmy Yim Wing Kuen, Steven Chong Horng Siong, Davinder Singh
World Runner Up: McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (USA)
Team Members – Hazen Brown, W.H. Halker, Jr., Michael Molland, Carol Olson-Ellyson, Suzanne Ramirez
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Davinder Singh, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Championship Round Judges:
- Rt. Hon. The Lord Wilberforce, Q.C., P.C., O.B.E., C.M.G. – Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in the House of Lords; Chairman, Executive Council, International Law Association; and Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Hon. Shigeru Oda – Judge, International Court of Justice
- Hon. Eric Suy – Under-Secretary General, Legal Counsel, United Nations
Problem Author(s): Steven M. Schneebaum, Esq. – Patton, Boggs, & Blow, on behalf of the International Human Rights Law Group of the Procedural Aspects of the International Law Institute
Jessup Fellow: Richard W. Nelson
Administrative Assistant: Pamela M. Young
Best Oralist (International Rounds): Martin Desrosiers, University of Montreal (Canada)
Best Oralist (US rounds): Steven Vincent, Fordham University
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Fordham University (USA)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): National University of Singapore (Singapore) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): University of Pennsylvania (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US rounds): Fordham University (Applicant and Respondent)
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 196
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 29
- Number of Countries: 23
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 17
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