Submissions – François Prize 2018

The Board of the

Royal Netherlands Society of International Law

Invites

those who are students at, or have obtained a Master’s degree from, a Dutch university, to submit a paper or other similar writing (not being a Ph.D. thesis, a book, a published article or another publication that has been judged externally) on a subject of public international law or private international law to compete for the

François Prize 2018

provided that on 31 December 2017 they have passed their exam less than two (2) years ago.

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Report of the Jury – François Prize 2016

The Jury of the François Prize received eighteen submissions for this year’s Prize. Most of the submissions deal with a public international law subject. Only one submission concerns a topic of private international law. In 2014 also, the Jury had to conclude that the number of submissions in the field of private international law was lagging far behind when compared to the number of submissions in the field of public international law. If this phenomenon is indicative of the position that private international law currently occupies in academic education in the Netherlands, there is – in view of the societal relevance of private international law in a strongly internationalised society – cause for some concern.

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Winner – François Prize 2016

Catherine A. Blanchard

At the Annual Meeting in Utrecht on 4 November 2016
the J.P.A François Prize was awarded to:

Ms. Catherine A. Blanchard

Click here for the text of the prize winning paper

A revised version of the paper was published in the Canadian Yearbook of International Law, Vol. 53 (2015), p. 66-118.

mr. Martijn J. Keeman received honourable mention.

Submissions – François Prize 2016

The Board of the

Royal Netherlands Society of International Law

Invites

those who are students at, or have obtained a Master’s degree from, a Dutch university, to submit a paper or other similar writing (not being a Ph.D. thesis, a book, a published article or another publication that has been judged externally) on a subject of public international law or private international law to compete for the

François Prize 2016

provided that on 31 December 2015 they have passed their exam less than two (2) years ago.

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Report of the Jury – François Prize 2014

The jury of the François Prize 2014 received a record-number of 25 submissions, covering a wide range of international law topics. Most of them are on public international law. Only a few concern private international law. The jury notes this development with some concern, but refrains from any speculations as to the cause.

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Winner – François Prize 2014

Arron N. Honniball

At the Annual Meeting in Utrecht on 7 November 2014
the J.P.A François Prize was awarded to:

mr. Arron N. Honniball

Click here for the text of the prize winning paper

mr. Itamar Magid received honourable mention.

Submissions – François Prize 2014

The Board of the

Royal Netherlands Society of International Law

Invites

those who are students at, or have obtained a Master’s degree from, a Dutch university, to submit a paper or other similar writing (not being a Ph.D. thesis, a book, a published article or another publication that has been judged externally) on a subject of public international law or private international law to compete for the

François Prize 2014

provided that on 31 December 2013 they have passed their exam less than two (2) years ago.

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Juryrapport Françoisprijs 2012

Voor de Françoisprijs 2012 zijn negentien inzendingen ontvangen. Alle inzendingen zijn door de juryleden gelezen en beoordeeld op de volgende criteria: originaliteit en belang van het onderwerp, systematische en logische denkwijze, kwaliteit van de juridische analyse en van de conclusies, stijl en taalgebruik, en ten slotte de presentatie van het werkstuk.

De inzendingen betreffen zeer verschillende onderwerpen op het terrein van het volkenrecht en van het internationaal privaatrecht. Inzendingen zijn ontvangen van studenten van vrijwel alle Nederlandse universiteiten en tevens, zo heeft de jury verheugd geconstateerd, van studenten van de Opleiding Krijgswetenschappen aan de Nederlandse Defensie Academie te Breda. De kwaliteit van de inzendingen is naar het oordeel van de jury over het algemeen hoog. Het is de jury opgevallen dat veel inzendingen niet alleen in kwaliteit, maar ook in omvang hoog scoren. Werkstukken die tegen de honderd bladzijden beslaan, zijn niet uitzonderlijk.

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