Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy

THE 2023 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS IS NOW CLOSED

The Dean of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University invites nominations for consideration by the Jury for the 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy through March 31, 2023.  The Award, which is granted annually by the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, recognizes exceptional accomplishments in the field of environmental law and environmental diplomacy and is the most prestigious award of its kind.

A nomination for the Award may be submitted by any institution, international organization, diplomat, or any other person qualified in the field of environmental law and policy, including former laureates.  Members of the Jury may also initiate nominations for the Award. Nominations may be submitted for an individual or for a governmental or intergovernmental organization, an Indigenous peoples’ organization, or a non-governmental organization. A Jury comprised of eminent leaders in the field of environmental law and diplomacy is responsible for selecting the recipient of the Award, which will be conferred in Fall 2023.

Nominations should be submitted online below or alternately, addressed to the Elisabeth Haub Award Jury, c/o Narinder Kakar, Secretary of the Jury via email to nkakar@law.pace.edu. Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. or 1700 hours Eastern Standard Time on Friday, March 31, 2023. Nominations should include any relevant information that can inform the Jury’s selection of the Laureate.  In the case of individual candidates, nominations must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and/or biographical sketch which includes information on all the activities and publications of the candidate in the area of environmental law and diplomacy.

The Award may be granted for any of the following accomplishments:

1. Contributions which have generally led to the progressive development of environmental law and policy;
2. Particular practical success in specific instances as well as initiatives leading to a new idea or concept in the field of environmental law and policy of one or several countries.

The jury will convene to select the laureate and then a public announcement of the selection will follow.

The followed esteemed panel of individuals comprise the Jury for the 2023 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy: 

Dr. Grethel Aguilar, Deputy Director General – Regions and Outposted Offices, International Union for Conservation of Nature 

Horace E. Anderson Jr., Dean, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Jonas Ebbesson, Professor of Environmental Law and Director of the Stockholm Environmental Law and Policy Centre, Stockholm University

Liliane A. Haub, Environmental Advocate and Pace University Board of Trustees Member

Narinder Kakar, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Professor Emeritus, University for Peace and Secretary of the Jury

Patricia Kameri-Mbote, Director of the Law Division, United Nations Environment Programme

Rose Lesley Kautoke, Senior Crown Counsel, Head of the Legal Advice and International Law Division, Attorney General’s Office of the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga

Katrina Fischer Kuh, Haub Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme

Smita Narula, Haub Distinguished Professor of International Law, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Tianbao Qin, Luojia Distinguished Professor of Law, Wuhan University

Nicholas A. Robinson, Executive Governor, International Council of Environmental Law, University Professor on the Environment and Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law Emeritus, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Dr. Rômulo Sampaio, Partner, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr & Quiroga Lawyers, Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation School of Law 

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2020 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law & Diplomacy

The 2020 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law & Diplomacy was conferred in memoriam to Environmental Defenders who lost their lives defending their land and the environment from destructive industries. The number of attacks against environmental defenders continues to rise, with 212 killings documented by Global Witness in 2019. The ceremony was preceded by a panel discussion featuring leading environmental advocates and activists from around the globe. Watch a video of the event below.