The 2006 competition had total of 56 teams participating across all three regions, with 9 universities in North America, 10 universities in Europe and a record 40 universities in the Asia Pacific Region.
The world semi-final was held
on 3 October between the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and the University of Auckland (New Zealand). The world final was held on
5 October at the Supreme Court of Valencia.
The problem, Case Concerning the Sale and Operation of Certain Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites (Galatea v Thalassa),
was written by Ricky J. Lee (Australia).
Winner:
University of Auckland (New Zealand)
Jonathan Orpin and James Townshend
Coached by Mr. Isaac Hikaka
Runner-Up:
McGill University (Canada)
Andrew Williams, Michael Taylor and Susan Trepszynski
Coached by Asst. Prof. Lim Lei Theng
Semi-Finalist:
University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Daniel Bovensiepen, Chris Owen and Alessandro Turati
Coached by Prof. Ram Jakhu
Best Memorials:
McGill University (Canada)
Best Oralists:
Andrew Williams (McGill University)
Semi-Final
Judges:
Mr. Steven Freeland (Australia)
Dr. Olivier Ribbelink (the Netherlands)
Dr. Marcia Smith (United States)
Final Judges:
Judge Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone)
Judge Bernardo Sepulveda (Mexico)
Judge Peter Tomka (Slovakia)