The 2004 competition again
broke records for its size, involving a total of 21 teams from the Asia
Pacific, 9 teams from Europe and 8 teams from North America.
The world semi-final was held
on 5 October between the National Law School of India University and
Georgetown
University (United States). The world final was held on
7 October 2004 at the Langericht of Bremen.
The 2004 moot problem, Case Concerning the Commercialisation of a Space Station (Palladia v Zirconia),
was written by Dr. Andrew Farand (France), Mr. Ricky J. Lee (Australia) and Dr. Frans von der Dunk (the Netherlands).
Winner:
University of Leiden (the Netherlands)
Ioana Cristoiu, Nathanael Horsley and Taras Ploshchansky
Runner-Up:
Georgetown University (United States)
Melissa Beiting and Matthew Getz
Semi-Finalist:
National Law School of India University (India)
Aditya Sudarshan, Shadan Farasat and Surabhi Ranganathan
Best Memorials:
University of Leiden (the Netherlands)
Best Oralists:
Melissa Beiting (United States)
Semi-Final
Judges:
Prof. Stephan Hobe (Germany)
Mr. Steven Freeland (Australia)
Ms. Marcia Smith (United States)
Final Judges:
Judge Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone)
Judge Vladlen S. Vereshchetin (Russia)
Judge Francisco Rezek (Brazil)
