Center for International Human Rights, Bluhm Legal Clinic at Northwestern University School of Law
First awarded
2013
The Global Jurist of the Year Award or the Global Jurist Award is a recognition awarded annually by the Center for International Human Rights, an organization housed at the Bluhm Legal Clinic of Northwestern University School of Law.[1][2] The award recognizes a sitting judge in recognition of that judge’s contribution to the advancement of international human rights law or international criminal law. Special account is taken of those who have shown outstanding dedication to the rule of law and courage in the face of adversity, including personal risk.[3] Jurists from all nations and tribunals are eligible for consideration and nominations are accepted from the public, usually between January and March of the award year, with the final selection of the recipient being made by the faculty of the Center. The prize is presented during a visit by the recipient to Northwestern Law School during fall semester of the award year.[4]
Dikgang Moseneke, Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa, receives the 2013 Global Jurist Award from Ambassador David Scheffer and Professor Juliet Sorensen, Center for International Human Rights, October 16, 2013Gloria Patricia Porras Escobar, the President of the Constitutional Court of Guatemala, speaks at the 2015 Global Jurist Award Ceremony.Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada speaks at the 2016 Global Jurist of the Year Award Ceremony
