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College of Law Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni Awarded Prestigious Hague Prize for International Law
June 29, 2007 College of Law professor M. Cherif Bassiouni has been awarded the prestigious Hague Prize for International Law in a ceremony that took place recently in the Netherlands at the Peace Palace in The Hague. Recognized globally for his work to advance human rights through law, Bassiouni was selected for the award because of his outstanding contributions to the study and promotion of international criminal law and specifically for his work to create the International Criminal Court, which is based in The Hague.

Bassiouni is the second recipient of The Hague Prize, which was established in 2002 and is awarded at least every two years. Diplomat and Israeli law professor Shabtai Rosenne was the first awardee in 2004. According to the Hague Prize Foundation, which awards the Hague Prize, it can be given to physical or legal persons whose publications or achievements in the practice of law make a special contribution to the development of public or private international law or to the advancement of the rule of law in the world. The award includes an estimated $67,000 prize.

Bassiouni, who is the founder and president emeritus of DePaul’s International Human Rights Law Institute, has been a member of the College of Law faculty for more than 40 years.