Jessup Problem: Financial Obligations of Members of the United Nations (Belgium, United Arab Republic, United States – Request for an Advisory Opinion)
Topics: Treaty Interpretation, Powers of the General Assembly, Classification of United Nations Expenses, State Obligations to the United Nations
Location: Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C.
World Champion: No Champion Declared
Competing Teams:
- Columbia University (USA)
Team Members: Frederich Freilicher, Don Gellers, Manuel Medina Ortega, Stanley Pardo, Robert Stein, David Suratgar - Duke University (USA)
Team Members: Stephen Doyle, William A. Keiler - Osgoode Hall Law School (Canada)
Team Members: David Greenspan, James Rendall
Best Response to Bench Questions: Duke University
Championship Round Judges:
- Hon. Green H. Hackworth – ret. International Court of Justice
- John G. Laylin, Esq. – District of Columbia Bar
- Professor Maxwell Cohen – McGill University
Problem Author(s):
The 1962 Jessup Problem was not authored. Teams were required to argue the Certain Expenses of the United Nations case which was then pending before the ICJ.
Best Oral Statement: Osgoode Hall Law School
Best Written Statement: Columbia University
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 6
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 3
- Number of Countries: 2
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 2
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