Jessup History

Jessup 1994

The Case Concerning the Granting of Refugee Status

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Granting of Refugee Status (Freedonia v. Balboa)

Topics: Preliminary Objections to the Jurisdiction of the ICJ, Refugee Status, Non-Refoulement, Formation fo Customary International Law

Location: ANA Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Date: April 10, 1994

World Champion: National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Team Members – Cheng Hock Ang, Christopher Anand Daniel, Jayanthi Sadanandan, Ken Hwee Tang, Michael Ewing-Chow
Coach – Assoc. Prof. Robert Beckman

World Runner Up: University of Melbourne (Australia)
Team Members – Carolyn Evans, Helen Stylianou, Madelaine Chiam, Stephen Donoghue, Sundhya Pahuja
Coach – Mr. Tim McCormack

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Carolyn Evans, University of Melbourne (Australia)

Championship Round Judges:

  • Dr. Rebecca M.M. Wallace – Lecturer in Law, University of Strathclyde
  • Ved Nanda – Professor, University of Denver College of Law
  • Cynthia Price Cohen – Executive Director, CHILDRIGHTS
  • Larry Johnson – Principal Legal Officer, United Nations
  • Morad Eghbal – Reiss Foundation/Howard University School of Law

Problem Author(s): Dr. Rebecca M.M. Wallace – Lecturer in Law, University of Strathclyde

Executive Director: Brett J. Lorenzen

Assistant Jessup Administrator: Pamela M. Young

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Frank Snyckers, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): International Islamic University (Malaysia)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Alabama (USA)

Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): University of San Diego (USA) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): University of Alabama (USA) (Applicant and Respondent)

Competition Statistics:

  • Number of Teams Worldwide: 265
  • Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 47
  • Number of Countries: 35
  • Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 36

Competition Results:

Competition Materials:

Final Round Video:

Jessup 1993

The Case Concerning the Nationalization of Certain Properties

Jessup 1995

The Case Concerning Development & the Waters of the Ozoonio River