ESIL Interest Group History of International Law

ESIL Interest Group History of International Law

Wednesday 21 November 2018

ENCYCLOPEDIA: CONTRIBUTION Jacques GILLEN, Henri La Fontaine [1914-1918 Online Encyclopedia of the Great War]

(image source: 1914-1918 online)

First paragraph:
Although he was a Nobel Prize winner, the name of Henri La Fontaine has somewhat fallen into obscurity. At the time of his Nobel Peace Prize award in 1913, however, he was a fundamental figure in the pacifist movement. The prize was a reward for his activities at the International Peace Bureau (IPB), of which he had been president since 1907, as well as his major contribution to various associations working to promote peace.
Read further on the Online Encyclopedia of the Great War.