| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1906 |
| Number: | 16 - 8 |
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Nominee:
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| Name: | Ernest Nys |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1851 |
| Year, Death: | 1921 |
| Profession: | Professor of International Law. |
| University: | Brussels |
| City: | Brussels |
| Country: | BELGIUM (BE) |
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| Motivation: | Nys promoted international law and arbitration. He was a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague and of the Permanent International Peace Bureau.
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Nominator:
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| Name: | Leo Mechelin |
| Gender: | M |
| Profession: | Senator |
| City: | Helsinki |
| Country: | FINLAND (FI) |
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| Comments: |
Finland was part of Russia in 1906. It gained independence in 1917. |
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