Held once every two years, the prize is open to anyone under the age of forty, anywhere in the world. Entries are accepted from individuals and groups.

The ICC Institute set up the prize in 2007, with the goal of strengthening links between teaching institutions and practitioners. Contestants must submit a doctoral dissertation or long essay on legal issues affecting international business law. 

Past applicants have tackled subjects such as the Vienna Convention, international contract negotiations and international global disputes at the World Trade Organization, as well as a variety of other global issues in arbitration.

The Laureate is selected by a jury made up of members of the Institute’s Council. The 2007 edition of the ICC Institute prize went to Vincent Chantebout for his work entitled: The prohibition of the review on the substance of the arbitral award.

Denis Mouralis became the second winner of the prize in 2009 with his thesis: Arbitration confronted to Parallel Proceedings.

Applicants must submit entries by 1 July 2011. The winner will be announced in November and the award will be presented in Paris on 30 November 2011 at the Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law.

Works should be written in English or French, the two official languages of ICC. Authors will retain the copyright of their works and are free to publish them once the jury’s decision has been announced.

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