| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1903 |
| Number: | 21 - 13 |
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Nominee 1:
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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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Nominee 2:
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| Name: | Fyodor Fyodorovich (Frédéric) Martens |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1845 |
| Year, Death: | 1909 |
| Profession: | Professor of International Law. Diplomat. International arbitrator |
| University: | St Petersburg |
| City: | St Petersburg |
| Country: | RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU) |
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| Motivation: | The Institute of International Law was nominated for its contribution to the development of international law and arbitration, and for its efforts to further brotherhood and peace. Martens advocated international arbitration, and he also worked to establish a codification of the laws of war. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Heinrich Harburger |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor. Member of the Institute of International Law |
| University: | University of Munich |
| City: | Munich |
| Country: | GERMANY (DE) |
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| Comments: |
The Institute of International Law was Harburger's primary choice. In case the Nobel Committee was to award an individual he suggested Martens. |
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