| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Number: | 25 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Sir Hartley William Shawcross (of Friston) |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1902 |
| Profession: | Lawyer |
| University: | University of Geneva |
| Country: | UNITED KINGDOM (GB) |
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| Motivation: | Shawcross was the chief British prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials (1945-46). He was nominated for his contribution to the prosecution of German war criminals and his determination to bring justice to the victims of the war. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Sheldon Glueck |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Professor of Law (Jurisprudence) |
| University: | Harvard University |
| City: | Cambridge |
| State: | MA |
| Country: | UNITED STATES (US) |
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| Comments: |
Lord Shawcross is the oldest member of the House of Lords (May 2003). |
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