| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1927 |
| Number: | 14 - 1 |
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Nominee 1:
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| Name: | Baron Albéric Rolin-Jacquemyns |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1843 |
| Profession: | Professor. Founder and Secretary General of the Institute of International Law |
| University: | Ghent University |
| City: | Ghent |
| Country: | BELGIUM (BE) |
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Nominee 2:
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| Name: | André Weiss |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1858 |
| Year, Death: | 1928 |
| Profession: | Professor of Law (International Civil Law) |
| University: | University of Paris |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
| University: | Dijon |
| City: | Dijon |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Motivation: | Rolin-Jacquemyns was the founder and Secretary General (1906-1923) of the Institute of International Law. He was managing director of the juridical library at the Peace Palace in Geneva 1913-1923. Rolin was member of several commissions and associations, and Secretary General of the Academy of International Law at The Hague. His major scientific work was "The International Private Law" (1899).
Weiss was nominated for his contribution to the development of international law, mainly through his extensive scientific writings on international civil law. He promoted mediation, a permanent international court of arbitration and sanctions in order to observe the rules of international law. Weiss was member of several juridical associations, including Institut de France, Institut de Droit International, and the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague. |
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1846 |
| Year, Death: | 1929 |
| Profession: | Jurist. Member of the Institute of International Law |
| University: | University of Oslo |
| City: | Oslo |
| Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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