Jessup 2001 – International Law Students Association

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Seabed Mining Facility (Erebus v. Merapi)

Topics: Maritime boundary delimitation; fishing rights and vessel seizure; legality of seabed mining under international environmental law; state responsibility for destruction of the mining facility

Location: The Washington Monarch Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Date: April 7, 2001

World Champion: National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Team Members – Davinia Filza Abdul Aziz, Ho Ming Chan, Jason Tai-Hui Chan, Kabir Singh, Sangeeta Subrahmanyam Coach – Prof. Robert Beckman

World Runner Up: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)
Team Members – Ana Camano, Courtney E. Dao, Alejandro Franco, Luisa T. Lepervanche, David Marquez Coach – Ana C. Nunez

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Jason Tai-Hui Chan, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Runner-Up Best Oralist (Championship Round): Luisa T. Lepervanche, Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)

Championship Round Judges:

Roy S. Lee – Former Secretary International Law Commission & Sixth (Legal) Committee of the United Nations
Ruth Wedgwood – Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Jordan Paust – Professor of Law, University of Houston School of Law

Problem Author(s): Leila Sadat and Michael Scharf

Executive Director: M. Elizabeth Atkins

Administrative Director: Laura M. Title

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): James McNiff, University of Georgia (USA)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): New England School of Law (USA)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Vienna (Austria)

Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Columbia University (USA) (Applicant – Respondent not available)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Emory University (USA) (Respondent – Applicant not available)

Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award: Dagmar Butte, Sandra Liebel

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