Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning Development & the Waters of the Ozoonio River (Behestoon v. Agistanus)
Topics: Development, Use of Transboundary Water Sources, Transboundary Pollution, State Responsibility, Principles of Equity Under International Law
Location: The United Nations, New York, New York
Date: April 8, 1995
World Champion: University of the Philippines (Philippines) Team Members – Maria Luisa Bartolome Bunggo, Ingrid Rosalie L. Gorre, Philip Ronald P. Regondola, Anthony Suzette V. Suarez, Jose Luis Gascon Coach – Ruben C. Carranza
World Runner Up: University of Western Australia (Australia) Team Members – Alexandra Castle, Fiona Gauntlett, Murray Thornhill, Chris Edwards, Stephen Bouwhuis Coach – Michael Gething
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Fiona Gauntlett, University of Western Australia (Australia)
Championship Round Judges:
- Eduardo Valencia-Ospina, Esq. – Registrar, International Court of Justice
- Hans Correl – Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs & the Legal Counsel, United Nations
- Roy S. Lee – Chief Principal Officer, United Nations Legal Affairs Gian Luca Bari – Legal
- Gian Luca Bari – Legal Offier, United Nations
- Morad Eghbal, Esq. – The Riess Foundation/Howard University School of Law
Problem Author(s):
- Morad Eghbal, Esq. – The Riess Foundation/Howard University School of Law
- Sir Geoffrey Palmer – Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
Executive Director: David Sabin Anderson
Assistant to the Executive Director: Carol Monroe
Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Siobhan Sams, University of British Columbia (Canada)
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Alabama (USA)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Hawaii (USA)
Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): University of Hawaii (USA) (Applicant and Respondent)
Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Christian-Albrechts-Universiteit zu Kiel (Germany) (Applicant and Respondent)
Competition Statistics:
- Number of Teams Worldwide: 244
- Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 49
- Number of Countries: 40
- Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 39
Competition Results:
- Overall Team Rankings (International Rounds)
- Advanced Rounds Results (International Rounds)
- Oralist Rankings (International Rounds)
- Memorial Awards – Evans Rankings
- Memorial Awards – Dillard Rankings
- Memorial Awards- Baxter Rankings
Competition Materials:
- Problem
- Corrections & Clarifications
- Official Rules
- Official Rules – U.S National Supplement
- Bench Memorandum
Final Round Video: