2003 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition

The 2003 competition saw the participation of 13 teams in the Asia Pacific, 5 teams in Europe and 7 teams in North America.

The world semi-final was held on 30 September between the University of Bremen (Germany) and the University of Auckland (New Zealand). The world final was held on 1 October 2003 at the Langericht of Bremen.

The 2003 problem, Case Concerning the Commercial Exploitation of the Moon (Xavage v Adastra), was written by Mr. Ricky J. Lee (Australia) and Mr. Michael E. Davis (Australia).

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


University of Auckland
(2003 winners)

Winner

University of Auckland (New Zealand)
Jesse Wilson and Isaac Hikaka

Runner-Up

George Washington University (United States)
Amanda Shafer, Petra Vorwig and Melissa Beiting

Semi-Finalist

University of Bremen (Germany)
Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill, Kamlesh Gungaphul and Giorgi Kavtaradze

Best Memorials

University of Bremen (Germany)

Best Oralist

Petra Vorwig (United States)

Members of the International Court of Justice judging the World Finals

Judge Gilbert Guillaume (France)
Judge Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone)
Judge Vladlen S. Vereshchetin (Russia)

Semi-Final Judges

Prof. Stephan Hobe (Germany)
Ms Marcia Smith (United States)
Dr Olivier Ribbelink (Netherlands)

Topics

commercial exploitation of celestial bodies and related issues

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