Nomination archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1907
Number:3 - 5
 
Nominee 1:
Name:Sir Thomas Barclay
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1853
Year, Death:1941
Profession:Former journalist. Jurist. Political writer. Advocate of international law.
Country:UNITED KINGDOM (GB)
 
Nominee 2:
Name:Louis Renault
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1843
Year, Death:1918
Profession:Professor of International Law. Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the Institute of International Law.
University:Sorbonne
City:Paris
Country:FRANCE (FR)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1907
 
Motivation:Barclay promoted arbitration, conciliation and international law. He was president of the British Chamber of Commerce 1899-1900. Barclay was a member of the Institute of International Law and deputy Chairman of the International Law Association. Renault was nominated for his work to promote international law. He contributed greatly in establishing the field as a respected academic discipline, and published several major works together with his colleague Lyon-Caen. Renault represented France at numerous international conferences, and he was considered an important factor to the success of the Peace Conferences at The Hague in 1899 and 1907.
 
Nominator:
Name:Michel M Kebedgy
Gender:M
Profession:Professor of Law. Member of the Institute of International Law.
City:Bern
Country:SWITZERLAND (CH)