Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning State Responsibility for Certain Acts of Terrorism (Yokum v. Shangri)
Topics: Aut Dedicare Aut Judicare, State Responsibility, Forceable Diversion of an Aircraft, Self-Help, Political Offense Exception
Location: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Date: April 23, 1988
World Champion: University of Melbourne (Australia) Team Members – Jonathan M. Gill, Fiona J. Hudgson, Susanna P. Lobez, Rosemary E. Martin, Daryl J. Williams
World Runner Up: National University of Singapore (Singapore) Team Members – Joan Magdalene Francis, Lena Gan Su Lan, Tan Soon Meng, Francis Xavier A/L. Subramaniam
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Fiona J. Hudgson, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Championship Round Judges:
- Bradley R. Larschan, Esq. – Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCloy
- Roy Lee – Legal Representative, Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Secretariat
- Vadim I. Luk’yanovich, LL.D. – Counselor, Legal Affairs, Permanent Mission of the USSR to the United Nations
Problem Author(s):
- Bradley R. Larschan, Esq. – Milbank, Tweed, Hadley, & McCloy
- Alfred P. Rubin – Professor of Law, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
- John F. Murphy – Professor of Law, Villanova Law School
Executive Director: Jonathan Clark Green
Assistant Jessup Administrator Pamela M. Young
Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Joan Magdalene Francis, University of Singapore (Singapore)
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award) Southern Illinois University (USA)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award) Southern Illinois University (USA)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): (tie) University of Melbourne (Australia) (Applicant and Respondent), Columbia University (USA) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): University of Colorado (Applicant and Respondent)
Competition Statistics:
Number of Teams Worldwide: 263
Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 39
Number of Countries: 43
Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 29
Competition Results:
- Overall Team Rankings (International Rounds)
- U.S. Round results
- Advanced Rounds Results (International Rounds)
- Oralist Rankings (International Rounds)
- Memorial Awards- Baxter Rankings
Competition Materials:
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