Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Art Treasures (Misra v. Avon)
Topics: Rights of Third-Party States, State Succession, Cultural Property, Intertemporal Law, Treaty Law, Law of Armed Conflict, Extradition
Location: Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Date: April 12, 1986
World Champion: Boston College (USA) Team Members – Katherine C. Ashdown, M. Florence Herard, Elisa L.L. Jauss, Scott P. Lopez
World Runner Up: National University of Singapore (Singapore) Team Members – Sundaresh Menon, Chandra Mohan Rethinam, Jeffery Eng Heong Tan, Indranee Thurai Rajah
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Katherine Ashdown, Boston College (USA)
Championship Round Judges:
- Frances Armstrong – Office of the Legal Adviser, United States Department of State
- The Hon. Maxwell Cohen, Q.C. – Judge ad hoc, International Court of Justice & Scholar in Residence at the University of Ottawa
- William W. Bishop Jr. – Edwin D. Dickinson Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan Law School
Problem Author(s):
- Prof. James A.R. Nafziger – Professor of Law, Willamette University
- Ved P. Nanda – Professor of Law, University of Denver
- Dinah L. Shelton – Professor of Law, University of Santa Clara
Jessup Fellow: Heidi V. Jimenez
Administrative Assistant: Pamela M. Young
Best Oralist (International Rounds): Geert Wils, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven (Belgium)
Best Oralist (US rounds): Kerry Balentine, University of Oklahoma City School of Law
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Boston College (USA)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Boston College (USA)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): University of the West Indies (Barbados) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): Southern Illinois University (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US rounds): Northwestern University (Applicant and Respondent)
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