ESIL IG HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2024 ARTICLE PRIZE TO HANNA EKLUND

 

In April 2025, the ESIL IG History of International Law announced the inaugural edition of its annual article prize (link). With the prize, the ESIL IG History of International Law seeks to further its mission to promote and celebrate the history of international law as a vibrant and active (sub)field of international law scholarship.

After careful deliberation following the procedure outlined in the Call for Nominations, the Evaluation Committee has decided to award the 2024 Article Prize to:

Hanna Eklund (University of Copenhagen)

for her article published in Volume 34 (4) of the European Journal of International Law, entitled

Peoples, Inhabitants and Workers: Colonialism in the Treaty of Rome 

The Evaluation Committee would like to congratulate Professor Eklund on the award.

An honourable mention goes to:

Sebastian Spitra

for his article published in Volume 26 (3-4) of the Zeitschrift für Neuere Rechtsgeschichte, entitled

A Short Introduction to Research in the History of International Law: Current State, Contexts and Perspectives

The ESIL IG History of International Law Coordinating Committee would also like to thank its members for their active participation in the nomination process and warmly invites them to participate again in the 2025 edition.

Anastasia Hammerschmied - Florenz Volkaert - Jaanika Erne - Sze Hong Lam

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