Compromis: Case Concerning the Delimitation of a Maritime Boundary on the Continental Shelf (New Ghana v. New Togo)
Topics: Continental Shelf Boundary Delimitation, Territorial Sea Boundaries, Compulsory Joinder of a Third Party
Location: International Inn, Washington, D.C.
Date: April 25, 1981
Jessup World Cup Champion
Australian National University (Australia)
Team Members – Vivienne Bath, Andrew Byrnes, Christopher Erskine, Thomas Faunce
Runner Up
McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (USA)
Team Members – Michael K. Brady, Steven Kaiser, A. Alan Kennedy, Richard E. McCarthy, Robert McIntosh
Final Round Judges
Hon. Taslim Olawale Elias – Vice President of the International Court of Justice
Hon. Elliot L. Richardson – Tweed, Milbank, Hadley & McCloy, formerly Attorney General of the United States of America
Professor Jonathan I. Charney – Vanderbilt University School of Law, Member U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
Problem Author
Professor Jonathan I. Charney, Vanderbilt University School of Law, Member U.S. Delegation to the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea
Jessup Fellow: Louis E. Emery
Administrative Assistant: Pamela M. Young
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Vivienne Bath, Australian National University (Australia)
Best Oralist (International Rounds): Vivienne Bath, Australian National University (Australia)
Best Oralist (US Rounds): Kevin Clark, Baylor University
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): University of Georgia (USA)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Washington & Lee University (USA)
Best Memorial Int’l. Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Australian National University (Australia)
Best Memorial (US Rounds): Washington & Lee University
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): University of Georgia
Number of Teams Worldwide: 181
Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 28
Number of Countries: 29
Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 17
