Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning a Dispute over Deep Ocean Mining Rights (Industria v. Latia)
Topics: Law of the Sea Negotiations; Deep Sea Bed Mining; Jurisdictional Claims over Territorial Sea, Economic Resource Zones, & Continental Shelf; Legality of the Use of Force
Location: Statler-Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC
Date: April 27, 1974
World Champion: University of Texas (USA)
Team Members: Daniel K. Hedges, John Berkel, Douglas M. Becker
World Runner Up: Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia)
Team Members: Mesfin Dessie, Elias Nour, Musa Hussein Naib
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Daniel K. Hedges, University of Texas (USA)
Championship Round Judges:
- Richard R. Baxter β Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
- Dr. Ruth Lapidoth β Associate Professor of International Law, Hebrew Univeristy, Jerusalem; Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
- Brian Fleming, Q.C., β Nova Scotia Bar and Dalhousie University Law School
Problem Author(s): Dennis M. OβConnor, Naval War College
Jessup Fellow: Judith R. Hall
Administrative Assistant: Sarah R. Nagler
Best Oralist (International Rounds): Mefsin Dessie, Haile Selassie I University (Ethiopia)
Best Oralist (US rounds): Dennis Arrow, California Western University
Best Memorial (International Rounds): University of Nigeria, Enugu (Nigeria) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): Fordham University (Respondent) (Applicant not available)
Best Memorial (US rounds): University of Texas (Applicant and Respondent)
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 102
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 18
- Number of Countries: 15
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 11
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