Jessup 2002

The Case Concerning Regulation of Access to the Internet

Jessup Problem: The Case Concerning Regulation of Access to the Internet (Turingia v. Babbage)

Topics: Freedom of expression on the Internet; state jurisdiction over online content; responsibility for cyberattacks by private actors; criminal jurisdiction and enforcement against foreign Internet users

Location: Washington Wyndham Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Date: March 16, 2002

World Champion: University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa)
Team Members – Steven Budlender, Kate Hofmeyr Coach – Dr. Kevin Hopkins

World Runner Up: University of Western Australia (Australia)
Team Members – Lee Katherine Carroll, Ben Gauntlett, Adam Sharpe, Julie Taylor, Lorraine van der Ende Coach – Dr. James Edelman

Best Oralist (Championship Round): Lorraine van der Ende, University of Western Australia (Australia)

Championship Round Judges:

Judge Abraham Sofaer – Hoover Institute (Palo Alto, California, USA)
Javade Chaudhari – Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Gateway Computers
Dinah Shelton – Professor of Law, Notre Dame Law School

Problem Author(s): Rohas Nagpal – Asian School of Cyber Laws

Executive Director: Michael Peil

Executive Assistant: Laura M. Title & David Nabwangu

Best Oralist (Preliminary Rounds): Leah Myers, University of Illinois (USA)

Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award) University of Otago (New Zealand)

Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award) Harvard Law School (USA)

Best Memorial – Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Harvard Law School (USA) (Applicant and Respondent)

Best Memorial – World Regional Rounds (Hardy C. Dillard Award): Harvard Law School (USA) (Applicant and Respondent)

Pamela M. Young Friend of the Jessup Award Elizabeth Black, Mark Luz, Pedro Munoz

Competition Statistics:

Number of Teams Worldwide: 383
Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 75
Number of Countries: 66
Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 61

Competition Results:

Competition Materials:

Final Round Video:

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