Institut de Droit International was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its striving to develop peaceful ties between nations through public law and to make the laws of war more humane. Full name: Institute of International LawNative name: Institut de droit internationalFounded: 1873 in Ghent, BelgiumDate awarded: 10 December 1904 Justitia et pace “Justitia et pace” –…

Sir William Randal Cremer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his longstanding and devoted efforts in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration. Randal Cremer Full name: William Randal CremerBorn: 18 March 1828, Fareham, United KingdomDied: 22 July 1908, London, United KingdomDate awarded: 10 December 1903 He advocated negotiation William Randal Cremer was forced…

Watch a video clip of Alfonso García Robles receiving his Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1982.

Watch a video clip of Rigoberta Menchú Tum receiving her Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1992.

Watch a video clip of Alva Myrdal receiving her Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1982.

Watch a video clip of Norman Borlaug receiving his Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 1970.

Charles Albert Gobat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his remarkable administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He shared the prize with Elie Ducommun. Albert Gobat Full name: Charles Albert GobatBorn: 21 May 1843 in Tramelan, SwitzerlandDied: 16 March 1914 in Bern, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 10 December 1902 Interparliamentarian and organiser Albert Gobat received the Nobel Peace…

Élie Ducommun was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his untiring and skillful directorship of the International Peace Bureau. He shared the prize with Charles Albert Gobat. Élie Ducommun Full name: Élie DucommunBorn: 19 February 1833 in Geneva, SwitzerlandDied: 7 December 1906 in Bern, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 10 December 1902 Idealist in the cause of peace…

Frédéric Passy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration. He shared the prize with Henry Dunant. Frédéric Passy Full name: Frédéric PassyBorn: 20 May 1822 in Paris, FranceDied: 12 June 1912 in Paris, FranceDate awarded: 10 December 1901 The doyen of peace activism In 1901,…

World Peace Congress in Munich 1907: Bertha von Suttner (seated row, second from left), Ludwig Quidde (next to the right), Frédéric Passy (next to the right), Henri La Fontaine (to her right) and A. H. Fried (standing row, third from the right). Esperanto World Congress, Boulogne-sur-Mer 1905, group photo of some participants. Alfred Hermann Fried…