Prize Winning Publications

CONTRIBUTION OF THE YEAR AWARD OF THE ESTONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW FOUNDATION GIVEN TO ANNELI ALBI

National Constitutions in European and Global Governance: Democracy, Rights, the Rule of Law - National Reports edited by Prof. Anneli Albi and Asst. Prof. Samo Bardutzky

On 8 October 2020, it was announced that the two-volume book, in which the nature and functioning of Europe’s national constitutions are analysed, has been awarded the Contribution of the Year Award of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Constitutional Law Foundation.

For more information, see Contribution of the Year Award of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Constitutional Law Foundation

WINNER OF THE ROBERT KEMPNER PRIZE

Child Soldiers as Agents of War and Peace - A Restorative Transitional Justice Approach to Accountability for Crimes Under International Law by Leonie Steinl

Leonie Steinl was awarded the Robert Kempner Prize for Child Soldiers as Agents of War and Peace - A Restorative Transitional Justice Approach to Accountability for Crimes under International Law on 8 June 2018. Every two years the Arbeitskreis Völkerstrafrecht (Permanent Working Group on International Criminal Law) awards this prize to a young scholar under the age of 36 (at the time of publication) for an outstanding monograph in the field of international criminal law that has a connection to the German-language legal sphere.

WINNER OF THE SWISS SPORTS LAW ASSOCIATION (ASDS) 2016 PRIZE

Evidence in Anti-Doping at the Intersection of Science & Law by Marjolaine Viret

In 2016 Marjolaine Viret won the Swiss Sports Law Association (ASDS) prize with Evidence in Anti-Doping at the Intersection of Science & Law. The prize is awarded every second year and rewards academic research in the field of sports law.

WINNER OF THE SIRACUSA PRIZE 2014

Anticipative Criminal Investigation - Theory and Counterterrorism Practice in the Netherlands and the United States by Marianne F.H. Hirsch Ballin

The Siracusa Prize, established in 2009 by The International Association of Penal Law (AIDP-IAPL) together with the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC), is granted every 5 years for a monograph authored by a member of the AIDP-IAPL under the age of 35, which constitutes an original contribution of great scientific value in penal law.

WINNER OF THE PRIZE OF THE LAW FACULTY OF HUMBOLDT-UNIVERSITAET FOR THE BEST DOCTORAL DISSERTATION IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL LAW IN 2014

The Post-Election Violence in Kenya - Domestic and International Legal Responses by Dr Sosteness Francis Materu

WINNER OF THE LISBOAN RESEARCH AWARD 2012

Freedom, Security and Justice after Lisbon and Stockholm edited by Sarah Wolff, Flora Goudappel and Jaap de Zwaan

The award distinguishes an excellent piece of work of a researcher in the field of European integration, that contributed substantially to the state of the art of research on the Treaty of Lisbon and its implementation, and/or has influenced academic and political debates on the Treaty of Lisbon in Europe.

WINNER OF THE ASIL FRANCIS LIEBER PRIZE 2012

Anticipatory Action in Self-Defence - Essence and Limits under International Law by Kinga Tibori Szabó

The Francis Lieber Prize is awarded annually by the American Society of International Law’s Lieber Society on the Law of Armed Conflict to the authors of publications which the judges consider to be outstanding in the field of law and armed conflict. Both monographs and articles (including chapters in books of essays) are eligible for consideration, as the prize is awarded to the best submission in each of these two categories.

WINNER OF THE AiSDC PRIZE 2010

International Jurisdiction and Commercial Litigation - Uniform Rules for Contract Disputes by Hélène van Lith