Harvard Law School recently captured the U.S. championship of the 2004 P. Jessup
Posted on Friday, April 30 @ 17:08:36 CEST by eglobal
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A Colleague writes "International Law Moot Court Competition, defeating the University of Georgia and Columbia University in elimination rounds. The HLS team consisted of second-year students Naomi Loewith and Hugo Torres, first-year student Erica Fung, and third-year student Nathaniel Stankard. In addition to winning the national title, the team advanced to the world quarterfinals before being defeated by eventual finalist Singapore.
Harvard won the right to represent the northeast region of the United States in international competition after claiming victory in the regional championship held in February. This year marked the sixth consecutive year that a team from Harvard Law School has attended the international rounds, which this year included 94 teams from 80 nations. Those competitors were drawn from 529 teams from 85 countries.
Widely recognized as the most prestigious international law moot court competition in the world, the Jessup was co-founded by Harvard Law school in 1959. This year's problem addressed the jurisdiction and admissibility of cases before the International Criminal Court, as well as the legality of Security Council actions.
Advanced Round Results
Run-Off Rounds
Harvard Law School, USA, defeated University of Georgia, USA
Columbia University, USA, defeated University of Texas, USA
Friedrich-Schiller-U., Jena, Germany, defeated Kyiv International University, Ukraine
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, defeated University of Copenhagen, Denmark
International Islamic University, Malaysia, defeated Seoul National University, Korea
National Law School of India University, India, defeated University of Toronto, Canada
University of Indonesia, Indonesia, defeated Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monash University, Australia, defeated Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University, Kyrgyzstan
Octafinal Rounds
Harvard Law School, USA, defeated Columbia University, USA
Ateneo de Manila, Philippines, defeated Friedrich-Schiller-U., Jena, Germany
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, defeated Universidad Catolica Andres Bello, Venezuela
Monash University, Australia, defeated University of Melbourne, Australia
International Islamic University, Malaysia, defeated University of Michigan, USA
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, defeated National Law School of India University, India
National University of Singapore, Singapore, defeated University of Indonesia, Indonesia
University of Vienna, Austria, defeated University of Otago, New Zealand
Quarterfinal Rounds
National University of Singapore, Singapore, defeated Harvard Law School, USA
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, defeated University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Ateneo de Manila, Philippines, defeated Monash University, Australia
University of Vienna, Austria, defeated International Islamic University, Malaysia
Semifinal Rounds
National University of Singapore, Singapore, defeated Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico
Ateneo de Manila, Philippines, defeated University of Vienna, Austria
Shearman & Sterling Jessup Cup Championship Round
Ateneo de Manila, Philippines, defeated National University of Singapore, Singapore
Jaikanth Shankar, Singapore, adjudged Best Oralist in the Championship Round"
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