Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition

1994 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, hosted the world final in its Senate Hall on 13 October 1994.

The 1994 problem, Case Concerning the Use of a Space Station (Alpha v Gamma), , was written by Dr. John Gantt (United States). The problem dealt with intellectual property rights, an international space station and liability.

For more information about the competition, please visit the dedicated website at http://www.iislweb.org/lachsmoot.

Winner

John Marshall University (Chicago, United States)
Daniel Groth and Jollene Kime

Runner-Up

University of Helsinki (Finland)
Peter Iiskola, Craig Thompson and Kari Vallonen

Members of the International Court of Justice judging the World Finals

Judge Gilbert Guillaume (France)
Judge Geza Herczegh (Hungary)
Judge Christopher Weeramantry (Sri Lanka)

1994 Problem