| Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Number: | 17 - 1 |
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Nominee 1:
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| 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) |
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Nominee 2:
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| Name: | Georges Scelle |
| Gender: | M |
| Year, Birth: | 1878 |
| Year, Death: | 1961 |
| Profession: | Professor of Law. |
| University: | Sorbonne |
| City: | Paris |
| Country: | FRANCE (FR) |
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| Motivation: | Ruyssen and Scelle contributed greatly to the development of international law. They promoted international law through their work for the journal "La Paix par la Droit". |
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Nominator:
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| 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) |
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| Comments: |
Wehberg suggested a prize divided between the two candidates. |
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