PAIL Institute Announces 2004-05 Lillich Prize Results

The Board of Trustees, Advisory Council, and Senior Fellows of the PAIL Institute are delighted to announce the results of the 2004-05, Richard B. Lillich Prize for the best PhD or SJD dissertation published on a subject related to the procedural aspects of international law.

This biennium's Lillich Prize is awarded to:

Dr. Ward Ferdinandusse, for his dissertation "Direct Application of International Criminal Law in National Courts," submitted to the University of Amsterdam. The award citation for Dr. Ferdinandusse's submission indicated that it was an outstanding contribution to the literature, an incredibly in-depth and well-researched dissertation, well-written and well-argued, creatively and imaginatively executed.

The Prize carries with it an award of US$5,000.

The Lillich Prize jury also wishes to announce that two submissions received "Honorable Mentions" in the competition, in recognition of the extraordinary merits of these works. They were:

Dr. Shane Darcy, "Collective Responsibility: Liability for the Acts of Others Under International Law," submitted to the National University of Ireland, Galway. Dr. Darcy's volume will be appearing in the PAIL Institute Monograph series under the title "Collective Responsibility and Accountability under International Law" (forthcoming early 2007).

Dr. Alexander Neil Craik, "Procedural Obligations and Substantive Outcomes: The Structural Role of International Commitments to Conduct Environmental Impact Assessments," submitted to the University of Toronto.

The PAIL Institute thanks all who submitted work for the Lillich Prize. An announcement for the submission conditions for the 2006-07 biennial Lillich Prize will be made in the latter part of 2007.