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Past ASIL Award Winners and Honorees

ASIL Certificate of Merit and Special Book Awards

2007	Law in Times of Crisis, Oren Gross and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
		(creative scholarship) (Cambridge University Press)
	The Rights of Refugees Under International Law , James C. Hathaway
		(high technical craftsmanship and high utility to practicing lawyers and scholars) (Cambridge University Press)
	The UN International Criminal Tribunals, William Schabas
		(specialized area of international law) (Cambridge University Press).
	War and the Law of Nations , Stephen C. Neff
		(honorable mention) (Cambridge University Press)
	Truth Commissions and Procedural Fairness, Mark Freeman
		(honorable mention) (Cambridge University Press).

2004	The Competing Jurisdictions of International Courts and Tribunals, Yuval Shany
		(creative scholarship) (Oxford University Press 2003) (International Courts and Tribunals Series)
	Introduction to International Criminal Law, M. Cherif Bassiouni
		(high technical craftsmanship and high utility to practicing lawyers and scholars) (Transnational Publishers, Inc. 2003)
	Democratic Accountability and the Use of Force in International Law, Charlotte Ku and Harold K. Jacobson
		(specialized area of international law) (Cambridge University Press 2003).

2003	The Health of Nations, Philip Allott
		(creative scholarship) - (Cambridge University Press)
	Völkerrecht und Machtpolitik: Georg Schwarzenberger (1980-1991), Stephanie Steinle
		(high technical craftsmanship) – (Nomos)
	United States Practice in International Law: Volume 1, 1999-2001, Sean D. Murphy
		(high technical craftsmanship) – (Cambridge University Press)
	Diversity and Self-Determination in International Law, Karen Knop
		(specialized area of international law) – (Cambridge University Press)

2002	The Gentle Civilizer of Nations, The Rise and fall of International Law 1870-1960, Martti Koskenniemi
		(creative scholarship) – (Cambridge University Press 2001)
	The Law of International Watercourses, Non-Navigational Uses, Stephen McCaffrey
		(high technical craftsmanship) – (Oxford University Press 2001)
	Just War or Just Peace? Humanitarian Intervention and International Law, Simon Chesterman
		(specialized area) - (Oxford University Press 2001)

2001	The Boundaries of International Law: A Feminist Analysis, Hilary Charlesworth and Christine Chinkin
		(creative scholarship) - (University of Manchester Press, 2000)
	The United Nations and the Development of Collective Security: The Delegation by the UN Security Council of its Chapter VII Powers, Danesh Sarooshi
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Oxford University Press, 1999)
	The Network Inside Out, Annelise Riles
		(specialized area) - (University of Michigan Press, 2000)

2000	Between Vengeance and Forgiveness: Facing History after Genocide and Mass Violence, Martha Minow
		(creative scholarship) - (Beacon Press, 1999)
	The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Origins, Drafting and Intent, Johannes Morsink
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999)
	The 1899 Hague Peace Conference: The Parliament of Man, The Federation of the World, Arthur C.G.M. Eyffinger
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Kluwer, 1999)

1999	L’utilisation du “Raisonnable” par le Juge International: Discours Juridique, Raison, et Contradictions, Olivier Corten
		(creative scholarship) - (Editions Bruylant, 1997)
	The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (2 Volumes), Virginia Morris and Michael P. Scharf
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Transnational Publishers, Inc., 1998)
	Governmental Illegitimacy in International Law, Brad R. Roth
		(specialized area) - (Oxford University Press, 1999)

1998	Accountability for Human Rights Atrocities in International Law: Beyond the Nuremberg Legacy, Steven R. Ratner and Jason S. Abrams
		(creative scholarship) - (Clarendon Press, 1997)
	The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, Charles N. Brower and Jason D. Brueschke
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1997)
	Procedure at International Conferences: A Study of the Rules of Procedure of International Intergovernmental Conferences, Robbie Sabel
		(special mention) - (Cambridge University Press, 1997)

1997	Determination of Peoples, Antonio Cassese
		(creative scholarship) - (Cambridge University Press, 1996)
	Humanitarian Intervention, Sean Murphy
		(creative scholarship) - (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996)
	International Court of Justice, Arthur Eyffinger
		(special award) - (Kluwer, 1996)

1996	Fairness in International Law and Institutions, Thomas M. Franck
		(creative scholarship) - (Oxford University Press, 1995)
	Commentary on the Charter of the United Nations, Bruno E. Simma
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Oxford University Press, 1995)

1995	Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It, Rosalyn Higgins
		(creative scholarship) - (Clarendon Press, 1994)
	Parliamentary Participation in the Making and Operation of Treaties: A Comparative Study, Frederick M. Abbott and Stefan Riesenfeld, Editors
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Martinus Nijhoff, 1994)

1994	Political Questions/Judicial Answers: Does the Rule of Law Apply to Foreign Affairs?, Thomas M. Franck
		(creative scholarship) - (Princeton University Press, 1993)
	Systems of Control in International Adjudication and Arbitration, W. Michael Reisman
		(creative scholarship) - (Duke University Press, 1993)
	International Maritime Boundaries (Volumes 1 and 2), Jonathan I. Charney and Lewis M. Alexander
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1993)

1993	The Dynamics of International Law in Conflict Resolution, Joaquin Tacsan
		(creative scholarship) - (Martinus Nijhoff, 1992)
	Handbook of Gatt Dispute Settlement, Pierre Pescatore, William J. Davey and Andreas F. Lowenfeld
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Transnational Juris Publications, 1992)

1992	International Law in Theory and Practice, Oscar Schachter
		(creative scholarship) - (Martinus Nijhoff, 1991)
	Cases and Materials on the Regulation of International Business and Economic Relations, John F. Murphy and Alan C. Swan
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Matthew Bender and Company, Inc., 1991)

1991	Collective Responses to Illegal Acts in International Law: United Nations Action in the Question of Southern Rhodesia, Vera Gowlland-Debbas
		(creative scholarship) - (Martinus Nijhoff, 1990)
	A Guide to the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, Howard M. Holtzmann and Joseph E. Neuhaus
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, 1989)

1990	In Fairness to Future Generations: International Law, Common Patrimony, and Intergenerational Equity, Edith Brown Weiss
		(creative scholarship) - (Transnational Publications, 1989)
	Repertory of International Arbitral Jurisprudence (Volumes I and II), Vincent Coussirat-Coustere and Pierre M. Eisemann
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1989)

1989	International Economic Sanctions, Barry E. Carter
		(creative scholarship) - (Cambridge University Press, 1988)
	The Law of the International Civil Service, C.F. Amerasinghe
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Oxford University Press, 1988)

1988	International Arbitration: Three Salient Problems, Stephen M. Schwebel
		(creative scholarship) - (Grotius Publications, Ltd., 1989)
	The International Court of Justice at a Crossroads, Lori Fisler Damrosch, Editor
		(creative scholarship) - Transnational Publishers, Inc., 1987)

1987	Human Rights Law Making in the United Nations, Theodor Meron
		(creative scholarship) - (Oxford University, Clarendon Press, 1986)

1986	Nation Against Nation -- What Happened to the UN Dream and What the U.S. Can Do About It, Thomas M. Franck
		(creative scholarship) - (Oxford University Press, 1985)
	Immigration: Process and Policy, Thomas A. Aleinikoff and David A. Martin
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (West Publishing Company, 1985)

1985	The Rules of the Game, Kenneth Dam
		(creative scholarship) - (University of Chicago Press, 1985)
	Law in Radically Different Cultures, J. H. Barton, J. L. Gibbs, Jr., V. H. Li, and H. H. Merryman
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (West Publishing, 1983)

1984	Visions of World Order: Between State Power and Human Justice, Julius Stone
		(creative scholarship) - (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1984)
	Guide to International Human Rights Practice, Hurst Hannum, ed., for the International Human Rights Law Group of the Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (University of Virginia Press, 1983)

1983	The Teacher in International Law (Teachings and Teaching), Manfred Lachs
		(creative scholarship) - (Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1982)
	Antarctica and International Law: A Collection of Interstate and National Documents, W. M. Bush
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Oceana Publications, Inc., 1982)

1982	Improving Compliance with International Law, Roger Fisher
		(creative scholarship) - (The University of Virginia Press, 1981)
	International Law and World Order, Burns H. Weston, Richard A. Falk, and Anthony D'Amato
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (West Publishing Company, 1980)

1981	The Creation of States in International Law, James Crawford
		(creative scholarship) - (Oxford University, Clarendon Press, 1979)
	United States Foreign Relations Law: Documents and Sources (two volumes), Michael J. Glennon and Thomas M. Franck
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Oceana Publications, Inc., 1980)

1980	World Public Order of the Environment: Towards an International Ecological Law and Organization, Jan Schneider
		(creative scholarship) - (University of Toronto Press, 1979)
	Pollution, Politics and International Law: Tankers at Sea, Michael M'Gonigle and Mark W. Zacher
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (University of California Press, 1979)
	The International Arbitral Process: Public and Private (five volumes), Gillis Wetter
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Oceana Publications, Inc., 1979)

1979	United States Legislation on Foreign Relations and International Commerce 1789-1969 (4 volumes) Igor I. Kavass and Michael J. Blake
		(technical craftsmanship) - (William S. Hein & Company, 1977-78)

	1978 Droit International Public (three volumes), Charles Rousseau
		(creative scholarship) - (Receuil Sirey, 1970, 1974, 1977)
	The Structure of the United National General Assembly: Its Committees, Commissions and Other Organisms, 1946-1973 (three volumes), Blanche Finley
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Oceana Publications, 1977)

1977	The Future of the International Court of Justice (two volumes), Leo Gross, Ed.
		(creative scholarship) - (Oceana Publications, 1976)
	Die International Konzession, Peter Fischer
		(technical craftsmanship) - (Springer Verlag, 1974)
	A Collection of International Concessions & Related Instruments, Peter Fischer
		(high technical craftsmanship) - (Oceana Publications, 1976)

1976	Principles of Public International Law (2nd ed.), Ian Brownlie
		(creative scholarship) - (Oxford University, Clarendon Press, 1973)
	People’s China and International Law: A Documentary Study, Jerome Cohen and Hungdah Chiu (eds.)
		(high technical craftsmanship) – (1974)

Note:	The regulations were changed in 1976 to permit two awards, one for creative scholarship and one for high technical craftsmanship and high utility to practicing lawyers.
1975	Digest of United States Practice in International Law, Arthur W. Rovine, Ed. (1973)

1974	Studies in International Law, F. A. Mann - (Oxford University, Clarendon Press, 1973)

1973	The Future of the International Legal Order (four volumes 1969-72), Cyril E. Black and Richard A. Falk, Eds.

1972	International Law Reports (a continuing series), Elihu Lauterpacht and (posthumously) Sir Hersch Lauterpacht

1971	United Nations Peacekeeping, 1946-1967: Documents and Commentary (vols. 1 & 2, 1969-70), Rosalyn Higgins

1970	International Law in Historical Perspective (vols. 1 & 2, 1968-69), J.H.W. Verzijl

1969	Legal Order in a Violent World, Richard A. Falk (1968)

1968	The Law and Practice of the International Court, Shabtai Rosenne (1965)

1967	Diritto Internazionale (5 vols. last one 1965), Angelo P. Sereni

1966	Volkerrecht (2 vols. 1964), Wilhem Wengler

1965	Digest of International Law (volumes 1-3) (1963-64), Marjorie Whiteman, Ed.

1964	Wörterbuch des Völkerrechts (2nd ed., 4vols. 1960-62), Hans-Jurgen Scholchauer, Ed.

1963	Restatement of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States (2nd), Adrian S. Fisher, Covey T.[e] Oliver, Cecil J. Olmstead, I.N.P. Stokes & Joseph M. Sweeney – (American Law Institute)

1962	Studies in World Public Order, Myres S. McDougal & Associates (1960)

1961	Völkerrecht (4th ed.), Alfred Verdross (1959)

1960	The Development of International Law by the International Court, Sir Hersch Lauterpacht (1958)

1959	The Common Law of Mankind, C. Wilfred Jenks (1958)

1958	No award made.

1957	No award made.

1956	Legal Controls of International Conflict, Julius Stone (1954)

1955	Théories et Réalités en Droit International Public, Charles de Visscher (1955)

1954	The Thirty-First Year of the World Court, 47 AJIL 1 (1953), Manley O. Hudson

1953	No award made.

1952	The Law of the United Nations, Hans Kelsen (1950)

Note:	The Certificate of Merit, a single award for the most distinguished work in the field of international law in the current year or in the immediately preceding years, was initiated in 1952.

Manley O. Hudson Medal

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Medals have been awarded to:

1956 Manley O. Hudson
1959 Lord McNair
1964 Philip C. Jessup
1966 Charles De Visscher
1970 Paul Guggenheim
1976 Myres S. McDougal
1978 Eduardo Jiménez de Aréchaga
1981 Richard Reeve Baxter
1981 Oscar Schachter
1982 Hardy Cross Dillard
1984 Suzanne Bastid
1985 Marjorie M. Whiteman
1986 Leo Gross
1993 Robert Y. Jennings
1995 Louis Henkin

1996 Louis B. Sohn
1997 John R. Stevenson
1998 Rosalyn Higgins
1999 Shabtai Rosenne
2000 Stephen M. Schwebel
2001 Prosper Weil
2002 Thomas Buergenthal
2003 Thomas M. Franck
2004 W. Michael Reisman
2005 Sir Elihu Lauterpacht
2006 Theodor Meron
2007 Andreas Lowenfeld

Goler T. Butcher Medal

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Butcher medals have been awarded to:

1997 Thomas Buergenthal
1998 Gabrielle Kirk McDonald
1999 Baltasar Garazon
2000 Radhika Coomaraswamy
2001 Louis Henkin
2002 Sonia Picado

2003 Olara A. Otunnu
2004 Carla del Ponte
2005 Pieter Hendrik Kooijmans, Sir Nigel Rodley and
Theodoor Cornelis van Boven
2006 Antonio Cançado Trindade and José Miguel Vivanco
2007 Hilary Charlesworth and Christine Chinkin

Honorary Members

1959 Louis Podesta Costa, Argentina
1960 Sir Muhammed Zafrulla Khan, Pakistan
1961 Kotara Tanaka, Japan
1962 Julius Stone, Australia
1963 Paul Guggenheim, Switzerland
1964 Walter Hallstein, Germany
1965 Sir Louis Nwachukwu Mbanefo, Nigeria
1966 Richardo J. Alfaro, Panama
1967 No nomination
1968 Eduardo Jimenez de Arechega, Uruguay
1969 Charles Rousseau, France
1970 Roberto Ago, Italy
1971 Ambassador Edvardo Hambro, Norway
1972 Suzanne Bastid, France
1973 Taslim Olawale Elias, Nigeria
1974 Sir Gerald Gray Fitzmaurice, England
1975 Shigeru Oda, Japan
1976 Shabtai Rosenne, Israel
1977 Manfred Lachs, Poland
1978 Sir Humphrey Waldock, England
1979 Hans Blix, Austria
1980 F. A. Mann, England
1981 Derek W. Bowett, England
1982 Richard Orme, Lord Wilberforce, England
1983 Andre Gros, France
1984 Paul Reuter, France

1985 Nagendra Singh, India
1986 Sir Robert Jennings, England
1987 Sir Ian Sinclair, England
1988 Jose Sette-Camara, Brazil
1989 Rudolph Bernhardt, Greece
1991 Krzysztof Skubiszewski, Poland
1992 Rosalyn Higgins, England
1993 Elihu Lauterpacht, England
1994 Rene-Jean Dupuy, France
1995 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egypt
1996 Ronald St.John Macdonald, Canada
1997 Mohammed Shahabuddeen, Guyana
1998 Mary Robinson, Ireland
1999 Kofi Annan, Ghana
2000 Louise Arbour, Canada
2001 Georges Abi-Saab, Switzerland
2002 Ibrahim Shihata, Egypt
2003 Navanethem Pillay, South Africa
2004 Ian Brownlie, England
2005 Florentino Feliciano , Phillipines
2006 Hisashi Owada
2007 Brigitte Stern