Compromis: Case Concerning a Dispute Between a Developing State & an Industrialized State (Naturalia v. Industria)
Topics: Sovereign Immunity, Diplomatic Protection for a Corporate Entity, Expropriation of Alien Property, Breaches of State Contracts
Location: The Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Date: April 14, 1984
Jessup World Cup Champion
Dalhousie University (Canada)
Team Members – Joel Bakan, Kenneth Mills, Phillip Saunders, Hugh Williamson
Runner Up
South Texas College of Law (USA)
Team Members – David W. Holman, M. Kip Morgan, Katrina D. Packard, David J. Sacks, Chris DiFerrante
Final Round Judges
Sir Ian Sinclair, K.C.M.G., Q.C. – Legal Advisor to Her Majesty’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London, England
Mr. Cecil Hunt – Assistant General Counsel for International Trade, United States Department of Commerce
Mr. Samuel K.B. Asante – Director, Advisory & Informational Service Division, United Nations Center for Transnational Corporations
Problem Author
Mark B. Feldman, Esq. – Donovan, Leisure, Newton, & Irvine
Jessup Fellow: Elizabeth L. Rodgers
Administrative Assistant: Pamela M. Young
Best Oralist (Championship Round): Phillip Saunders, Dalhousie University (Canada)
Best Oralist (International Rounds): Phillip Saunders, Dalhousie University (Canada)
Best Oralist (US Rounds): Thomas Bienart, Tulane University
Best Applicant Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Freie Universitaet, Berlin (Germany)
Best Respondent Memorial (Richard R. Baxter Award): Freie Universitaet, Berlin (Germany)
Best Memorial Int’l Rounds (Alona E. Evans Award): Freie Universitaet, Berlin (Germany)
Best Memorial (US Rounds): Washington & Lee University
Best Memorial (US Regional Rounds – Rutgers Award): Tulane University
Number of Teams Worldwide: 197
Number of Teams at the International Rounds: 33
Number of Countries: 25
Number of Countries at the International Rounds: 22