The 2005 competition has produced the largest Lachs Moot to date, with a total of 50 teams participating across all three regions, with 9 universities in North America, 10 universities in Europe and a record 31 universities in the Asia Pacific.
The world semi-final was held
on 18 October between the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) and
George Washington University (United States). The world final was held on
20 October at the Seinan Gakuin University.
The 2005 moot problem, Case Concerning International Liability (Deltastan v Gammaland),
was written by Mr. Dennis Burnett (United States).
Winner:
George Washington University (United States)
Kristie Blase and Olivia Hussey
Coached by Prof. Henry Hertzfeld and Mr. Steven Mirmina
Runner-Up:
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Kirpalani Rakesh Gopal and Joan Lim Pei Hoon
Coached by Asst. Prof. Lim Lei Theng
Semi-Finalist:
University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Daniel Bovensiepen, Chris Owen and Alessandro Turati
Coached by Prof. James Crawford
Best Memorials:
National University of Singapore (Singapore)
Best Oralists:
Joan Lim Pei Hoon (National University of Singapore)
Semi-Final
Judges:
Prof. Ram Jakhu (Canada)
Dr. Peter van Fenema (the Netherlands)
Mr. K. R. Sridhara Murthi (India)
Final Judges:
Judge Hisashi Owada (Japan)
Judge Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone)
Judge Vladlen S. Vereshchetin (Russia)
