Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1949
Number:18 - 1
 
Nominee 1:
Name:Georges Scelle
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1878
Year, Death:1961
Profession:Professor of Law.
University:Sorbonne
City:Paris
Country:FRANCE (FR)
 
Nominee 2:
Name:Théodore Eugène César Ruyssen
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1868
Year, Death:1967
Profession:Former Professor of Philosophy.
University:University of Bordeaux
City:Bordeaux
Country:FRANCE (FR)
 
Motivation:Scelle and Ruyssen contributed greatly to the development of international law. They promoted international law through their work for the journal "La Paix par la Droit".
 
Nominator:
Name:Hans Wehberg
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1885
Year, Death:1962
Profession:Member of the Institute of International Law. Member of the Commission of the Permanent International Peace Bureau.
Country:GERMANY (DE)
 
Comments: Wehberg suggested a divided prize between the two candidates.