Topic for 2000 Moot
Vaccine trials for an immune deficiency disease to be conducted by a multinational corporation in a developing nation experiencing an epidemic of the disease. The issues included the extraterritorial application in the state in which the trials were to occur of the medical research standards of the state of the multinational company's headquarters, the jurisdiction of the ICJ over the case, the standing of one state to bring claim on behalf of a third state's citizen.

Composition of team
Two Applicants, two respondents and a researcher.

2000 Team Members
Steve Polak
Marika Giles
Tammara Giardino 
Mike McWilliams
Kevin Zive (Researcher)

2000 Faculty Advisor
Professor Janet Walker

Important Dates in 2000 Competition
The compromis (i.e. problem) is available in the fall term. The Applicant and Respondent memorials (i.e., facta) were due this year on January 17. The national competition is held in various Canadian centres. This year it was held February 17-19, 2000 at the University of Calgary.

Special Features
For those who are interested in international law, there is no better way to sharpen your understanding than by arguing a case before the ICJ! However, the special challenges of making submissions in an international dispute require a good understanding of the sources and structure of international law. Although this does not make a public international law course a pre-requisite, team members who do not have a background in public international law must be prepared to devote time to learning the basics. It is strongly recommended that team members obtain a copy of the 6^th edition of the Kindred Casebook for reference. Also, the Chair and the Treasurer of the Mooting Society this year were members of the 2000 Jessup team and they are willing to answer your questions about the competition.

One of the exciting features of this competition is that the top two Canadian teams go on to the world competition held in early April in Washington.