Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Chesterfield Highway (Richmond v. Belterre)
Topics: Treaty Interpretation, Material Breach of a Treaty and Its Consequences, Reprisals, Nationality, Doctrine of Extraterritoriality
Location: The Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Date: April 16, 1983
World Champion: University of Kansas (USA)
Team Members – Ernest Boles, Jaculin Aaron, Christie Sharp, Steven Walton
World Runner Up: National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Team Members – Yvonne Ang, Susan Mary DeSilva, Alban Kang, Kenneth Tan
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Jaculin Aaron, University of Kansas (USA)
Championship Round Judges:
- Professor Heribert Golsong – Former Vice President & General Counsel at the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (World Bank)
- Dr. Fred L. Morrison – Counselor on International Law, United States Department of State
- Frits Kalshoven – Professor of Law, University of Leiden
Problem Author(s): Steven M. Schneebaum, Esq., Patton, Boggs, & Blow
Jessup Fellow: Elizabeth L. Rodgers
Administrative Assistant: Pamela M. Young
Best Oralist (International Rounds): George Takach, University of Toronto (Canada)
Best Oralist (US rounds): Jon Brooks, Tulane University
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Fordham University (USA)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Fordham University (USA)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): National University of Singapore (Singapore) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): Fordham University (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial (US rounds): Tulane University (Applicant and Respondent)
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 205
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 30
- Number of Countries: 25
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 19
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