| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1903 |
| Number: | 21 - 3 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | The Institute of International Law (Institut de Droit International) |
| Profession: | Scientific society aimed at developing international law as a codified science |
| City: | Ghent |
| Country: | BELGIUM (BE) |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1904 |
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| Motivation: | The Institute of International Law was nominated for its contribution to the development of international law and arbitration, and its efforts to further brotherhood and peace. The nominator emphasized that the recent international agreements on civil law were based on the Institute's work. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Ernest Lehr |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor. Member of the Institute of International Law |
| University: | University of Lausanne |
| City: | Lausanne |
| Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
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| Comments: |
The nominator had been Secretary General of the Institute of International Law. |
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