The Society provides a variety of awards that recognize excellence in the field of international law. Awards are made by the Society on the recommendation of committees appointed annually in the spring by the President of the Society.
The Committee welcomes nominations for each of the three honors and accepts them every summer. For more information on the nominations process, please click here or for questions for the Committee please contact Lara Townzen, ASIL Executive Office, at awardsandhonors@asil.org or (+1) 202.939.6000.
Annual Scholarship Awards
The Society bestows book awards known as ASIL Certificates of Merit, given for preeminent contribution to creative scholarship, a specialized area of international law, and/or high technical craftsmanship.
Congratulations to the 2013 Certificate of Merit award winners:
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The Society bestows book awards known as ASIL Certificates of Merit, given for preeminent contribution to creative scholarship, a specialized area of international law, and/or high technical craftsmanship.
Congratulations to the 2013 Certificate of Merit award winners:
- Certificate of Merit for a preeminent contribution to creative scholarship:
Jeremy Waldron, PARTLY LAWS COMMON TO ALL MANKIND: FOREIGN LAW IN AMERICAN COURTS (Yale University Press) - Certificate of Merit for high technical craftsmanship and utility to practicing lawyers and scholars:
THE OXFORD GUIDE TO TREATIES (Duncan B. Hollis, editor) (Oxford University Press) - Certificate of Merit in a specialized area of international law:
Petros C. Mavroidis, TRADE IN GOODS (2d Ed.) (Oxford University Press)
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Manley O. Hudson Medal
The American Society of International Law bestows from time to time without regard to nationality a medal to commemorate the life work of Manley O. Hudson. Such awards are made for scholarship and achievement in international law.
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The American Society of International Law bestows from time to time without regard to nationality a medal to commemorate the life work of Manley O. Hudson. Such awards are made for scholarship and achievement in international law.
- In 2013, the Hudson Medal was awarded to Bruno Simma.
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Goler T. Butcher Medal
The Society also awards a medal established in the name of the Society in honor of Professor Goler Teal Butcher to a distinguished person of American or other nationality, for outstanding contributions to the development or effective realization of international human rights law.
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The Society also awards a medal established in the name of the Society in honor of Professor Goler Teal Butcher to a distinguished person of American or other nationality, for outstanding contributions to the development or effective realization of international human rights law.
- In 2013, the Butcher Medal was awarded to Dinah Shelton.
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Honorary Members
Distinguished persons are awarded Honorary Membership in the Society for rendering distinguished contributions or service in the field of international law.
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Distinguished persons are awarded Honorary Membership in the Society for rendering distinguished contributions or service in the field of international law.
- In 2013, Honorary Membership was awarded to Arthur Chaskalson.
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Prominent Woman in International Law Award
ASIL’s Women in International Law Interest Group gives a Prominent Woman in International Law Award at its Annual Meeting luncheon.
ASIL’s Women in International Law Interest Group gives a Prominent Woman in International Law Award at its Annual Meeting luncheon.
- The 2013 honoree was Diane Marie Amann.
- The 2012 honoree was Mireille Delmas-Marty.
- In 2011, the honoree was Lucy Reed.
Francis Lieber Prize [More about the Francis Lieber Prize]
The Francis Lieber Society of the ASIL awards the Lieber Prize annually to an author 35 years or younger for outstanding scholarship in the field of the law of armed conflict.
Congratulations to the 2013 winners:
The Francis Lieber Society of the ASIL awards the Lieber Prize annually to an author 35 years or younger for outstanding scholarship in the field of the law of armed conflict.
Congratulations to the 2013 winners:
- Book Category:
Sandesh Sivakumaran for The Law of Non-international Armed Conflict (Oxford University Press) - Article Category:
Lauren Groth for "Transforming Accountability: a Proposal for Reconsidering how Human Rights Obligations are Applied to Private Military Security Firms" (35 Hastings International and Comparative Law Review 29 (2012))
Richard R. Baxter Military Prize [More about the Military Prize]
The Francis Lieber Society, an interest group of the American Society of International Law, announces that it will bestow each year, beginning in 2007, without regard to nationality, a prize based upon an exceptional writing in English by a member of the regular or reserve armed forces of any nation that significantly enhances the understanding and implementation of the law of war.
Congratulations to the 2013 winners:
The Francis Lieber Society, an interest group of the American Society of International Law, announces that it will bestow each year, beginning in 2007, without regard to nationality, a prize based upon an exceptional writing in English by a member of the regular or reserve armed forces of any nation that significantly enhances the understanding and implementation of the law of war.
Congratulations to the 2013 winners:
- Military Prize:
Lieutenant-Commander Mike Madden for "Of Wolves and Sheep: A Purposive Analysis of Perfidy Prohibitions in International Humanitarian Law" - Certificate of Merit:
Jeffrey S. Thurnher for "No One at the Controls: The Legal Implications of Fully Autonomous Weapon Systems"
The Francis Deák Prize
The annual Francis Deák Prize is awarded to a younger author for meritorious scholarship published in The American Journal of International Law (AJIL). The prize was established by Philip Cohen in 1973, in memory of Francis Deak, former head of the international law program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of American International Law Cases, 1783-1963, the first volume of which was published in 1971, the year before his death. The award is sponsored by Oxford University Press and made in the spring following the volume year in which the article appeared. Award presentations are made at the ASIL Annual General Meeting.
Congratulations to the 2013 Deak winner:
Previous Winners (PDF)
The annual Francis Deák Prize is awarded to a younger author for meritorious scholarship published in The American Journal of International Law (AJIL). The prize was established by Philip Cohen in 1973, in memory of Francis Deak, former head of the international law program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and editor of American International Law Cases, 1783-1963, the first volume of which was published in 1971, the year before his death. The award is sponsored by Oxford University Press and made in the spring following the volume year in which the article appeared. Award presentations are made at the ASIL Annual General Meeting.
Congratulations to the 2013 Deak winner:
- Robert D. Sloane of ASIL Academic Partner Boston University Law School for "On the Use and Abuse of Necessity in the Law of State Responsbility" (106 AJIL 3, 2012)
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Private International Law Prize [More about the Private International Law Prize]
The ASIL Private International Law Prize recognizes the best essay submitted by someone 35 years old or younger on any topic in the field of private international law.
The ASIL Private International Law Prize recognizes the best essay submitted by someone 35 years old or younger on any topic in the field of private international law.
- In 2013, the recipient was Dr. Richard Frimpong Oppong.
- In 2012, the recipient was Sagi Peari.
- In 2011, the recipient was Adam Raviv.