Recipients must meet the Following Criteria

1. Recipients must be a current member of ISA
2. Eligible books must be original works, may be single- or multi-authored, and must have been published in 2018 or 2019.
3. The subject matter of the book must fall into the broadly defined category of international law.

Prize

• The winner will be announced at the Section Business Meeting and will be awarded a cash prize of $200 and Section membership for one year.

Selection Process

• Decisions of the Selection Committee are final.
• Questions regarding the scope of the subject will be resolved by the sole discretion of the Selection Committee.

• Eligible books must be original works and may be single- or multi-authored.  Edited collections, textbooks and translations are not eligible.  Eligible books must have been published within the two-year period preceding the year of the competition.  For example, books eligible for the 2020 prize must have been published in either 2018 or 2019. A book shall be considered "published" in the year stated in the book itself.
• The subject matter of the book must fall into the broadly defined category of international law.  Questions regarding the scope of the subject will be resolved by the sole discretion of the Award Committee.
• A book may be nominated to the Award Committee by any person. However, to be considered for the award, the nominator, author(s), or publisher must send a copy directly to each member of the Award Committee. Books must be received by July 10th, 2019. 
• Decisions of the Award Committee are final.
• For further information or inquiries, please contact the committee chair, Tanisha Fazal.

Tanisha Fazal | Chair
April 2019 - March 2020
University of Minnesota