Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning International Environmental Law & Antarctica (Leonia v. Vulpinia)
Topics: Environmental Law, Transboundary Harm, Remedies
Location: Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Date: March 31, 1990
World Champion: University of Georgia (USA)
Team Members – Myra Creighton, Charles Gernazian, Michael Sharp, Douglas Smith, Jr., A. Michelle Vaughan
World Runner Up: University of Toronto (Canada)
Team Members – Melanie Aitken, Simon Clements, Darryl Cruz, Dimitri Nikolakakos
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Darryl Cruz, University of Toronto (Canada)
Championship Round Judges:
- Hon. Manfred Lachs – Judge, International Court of Justice
- Elizabeth Rindskopf, Esq. – Acting Principal Deputy Legal Adviser to the United States Department of State
- Jonathan I. Charney – Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law
Problem Author(s):
- Jonathan I. Charney – Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law
- Dr. Laura Pineschi – Professor of Law, University of Parma
- Tullio Scovazzi – Professor of Law, University of Parma Marina Spinedi – Professor of Law, University of Parma
Executive Director: Denise M. Hodge
Assistant Jessup Administrator Pamela M. Young
Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): (tie) Darryl Cruz, University of Toronto (Canada); John Kacavas, Boston College (USA); Mattias Kumm, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel (Fed. Rep. Germany)
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award) South Texas College of Law (USA)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award) University of Melbourne (Australia)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Southern Illinois University (USA) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): University of Melbourne (Australia) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): Southern Illinois University (Applicant and Respondent)
Competition Statistics:
Number of Teams Worldwide: 253
Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 40
Number of Countries: 41
Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 27
Competition Results:
- Overall Team Rankings (International Rounds)
- U.S. Rounds Results
- Advanced Rounds Results (International Rounds)
- Oralist Rankings (International Rounds)
- Memorial Awards – Evans Rankings
- Memorial Awards – Dillard Rankings
Competition Materials:
Final Round Video: