Jessup History

Jessup 2000

The Case Concerning the Vaccine Trials

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning the Vaccine Trials (Kuraca v. Senhava)

Topics: Jurisdiction of the ICJ; extraterritorial application of health regulations; legality of human vaccine trials; state responsibility for violations of international law and compensation claims

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

Date: April 8, 2000

World Champion: University of Melbourne (Australia)
Team Members – Nehal C. Bhuta, Katharine Young, Peter Henley, Emily Hudson Coaches – Sundhya Pahuja, Ian Malkin

World Runner Up: Universidad Catolica Andres Bello (Venezuela)
Team Members – Vicky Fulop, Patrizia Francesca Papaianni-Hernandez, Luisa Lepervanche, Renato Modernell, Thomas Norgaard Coach – Ana C. Nunez

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Nehal C. Bhuta, University of Melbourne (Australia)

Championship Round Judges:

  • Hon. Stephen M. Schwebel – Judge, International Court of Justice
  • Gavan Griffith, Q.C. – Attorney, Australia & the United Kingdom
  • Barbara Mishkin – Attorney, District of Columbia Bar

Problem Author(s): Gerald S. Schatz, Attorney & Instructor, Graduate in the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences

Executive Director: M. Elizabeth Atkins

Administrative Director: Laura M. Title

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): (tie) Jade Harkness, University of Sydney (Australia); Keith Norton, Napier University (United Kingdom)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Alabama (USA)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): International Islamic University (Malaysia)

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

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): University of Melbourne (Australia) (Applicant and Respondent)

Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award: Paul Karlsson, Michael Peil

Competition Statistics:

  • Number of Teams Worldwide: 282
  • Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 67
  • Number of Countries: 54
  • Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 53

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Competition Materials:

Final Round Video:

Jessup 1999

The Case Concerning Cultural Identity & Intellectual Property

Jessup 2001

The Case Concerning the Seabed Mining Facility