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Editors-in-Chief Freya Baetens, University of Oxford, UK
Chester Brown, The University of Sydney, Australia

Managing Editor Cheryl Dunn, Former International Dispute Resolution Practitioner; Member of the State Bar of California, USA

Book Review Editors Vladyslav Lanovoy, Laval University in Canada, Canada
Ashwita Ambast, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Netherlands

Editorial Board Solomy Balungi Bossa, International Criminal Court, The Netherlands
Pierre Bodeau-Livinec, Université Paris Nanterre, France
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Neeru Chadnah, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Germany
Hilary Charlesworth, International Court of Justice, The Netherlands
Joan Donoghue, International Court of Justice, The Netherlands
Mathias Forteau, Université Paris Nanterre, France
Yuji Iwasawa, International Court of Justice, The Netherlands
Chie Kojima, Chuo University, Japan
Loretta Malintoppi, 39 Essex Chambers, Singapore
August Reinisch, University of Vienna, Austria
Attila Tanzi, Università di Bologna, Italy
Dire D. Tladi, International Court of Justice, The Netherlands
Geir Ulfstein, University of Oslo, PluriCourts – Centre for the Study of the Legitimate Roles of the Judiciary in the Global Order, Norway

Advisory Board Georges Abi-Saab, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Rodman R. Bundy, Squire Patton Boggs LLP, Singapore
Liesbeth Lijnzaad, Maastricht University, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, The Netherlands and Germany
Vaughan Lowe, Essex Court Chambers, UK
Philippe Sands, University College London, UK
Nico Schrijver, Council of State and Leiden University, The Netherlands
Tullio Treves, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Germany
Sir Michael Wood, Twenty Essex Chambers, London, Member, International Law Commission, UK
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Rosalyn Higgins Prize - The Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals

In light of her outstanding and inspiring achievements in the field of international dispute settlement, the Law & Practice of International Courts and Tribunals (LAPE) has named a Prize in honour of H.E. Rosalyn Higgins.

The Rosalyn Higgins Prize is an annual prize which awards EUR 1.000 of Brill book vouchers and a one-year LAPE subscription to the author of the best article on the law and practice of the International Court of Justice, either focusing solely on the ICJ or with the ICJ as one of the dispute settlement mechanisms under consideration. The winning article will also be published in LPICT and made freely available online for ninety days to maximize its dissemination.

Competition for the Prize is open to all: scholars as well as practitioners, junior as well as senior professionals. Submissions will be selected via a double-blind peer review process by a Prize Committee, including both co-Editors-in-Chief. (Past) Committee members: Prof. Pierre Bodeau-Livinec (former co-Editor-in-Chief), Prof. James Crawford, Prof. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Prof. Dire Tladi, Prof. Attila Tanzi, Judge Joan Donoghue (ICJ), Prof. Serena Forlati, Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue, Judge Julia Sebutinde, Judge Bruno Simma, Prof. Nienke Grossman, Dr. Santiago Villalpando, Prof. Mathias Forteau, Ms Valérie Hugues and Judge Georg Nolte (ICJ), Judge Neeru Chadha (ITLOS), Prof. Giuseppe Nesi, Prof. Monica Pinto, Prof. August Reinisch, Prof. Mathias Forteau, Ms Valérie Hugues, Judge Georg Nolte, Judge Neeru Chadha, Prof. Giuseppe Nesi, Prof. Monica Pinto, Prof. August Reinisch, Prof. Yves Daudet, Prof. Chie Kojima and Prof. Campbell McLachlan.

Exceptionally, two papers of an equally high standard can be selected. The Committee is also able to choose not to award the Prize if in its opinion none of the submitted papers reaches the required standards.

To be considered, submissions should be between 8.500 and 10.000 words in length (footnotes included), not yet published or under review elsewhere. Further instructions for authors are available on the journal page.

The Rosalyn Higgins Prize - 2025 Submission Invites

Deadline for submissions: 15 May of every year.

All papers for consideration of the Prize should be uploaded into the LAPE Editorial Manager system (select “special section” when asked for type of submission). After having uploaded their text, authors are recommended to send an email notifying their participation to Freya Baetens and Chester Brown, LAPE co-Editors-in-Chief.

The prizewinner(s) will be announced each September.

Prize Winners

2024: Letizia Lo Giacco for her article “When a Dispute Exists: The Emerging Evidentiary Practice of the ICJ in Common Interests Proceedings”. Published in Open Access in Issue 23.3.

2023: Nikiforos Panagis for his article “Exploring the Limits of the Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with Provisional Measures”. Published Open Access in Issue 23.1.

2022: Juan Pablo Leon Acevedo for his article “Compensation in Cases of Mass Atrocities at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC)” and Fabian Eichberger for his article “Informal Communications to the ICJ in Cases of Non-Appearance”. Both published in Issue 22.1.

2021: Marco Dimetto for his article "To Fall, or Not to Fall, That is the (Preliminary) Question": Disputes, Compromissory Clauses and Swinging Jurisdictional Tests at the ICJ". Published in Open Access in Issue 21.1.

2020: Marie Lemey for her article "Incidental Proceedings Before the International Court of Justice: The Fine Line Between 'Litigation Strategy' and 'Abuse of Process'". Published Open Access in Issue 20.1.

2019: Callista Harris for her article "Claims with an Ulterior Purpose: Characterising Disputes Concerning the “Interpretation or Application” of a Treaty". Published Open Access in Issue 18.3.

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A list of Rosalyn Higgins Prize winners can be found here.

The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals is firmly established as the leading journal in its field. Each issue will give you the latest developments with respect to the preparation, adoption, suspension, amendment and revision of Rules of Procedure as well as statutory and internal rules and other related matters. The Journal will also provide you with the latest practice with respect to the interpretation and application of rules of procedure and constitutional documents, which can be found in judgments, advisory opinions, written and oral pleadings as well as legal literature.

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• counterclaims,
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