Tobias Michael Carel Asser

Nobel Prize in Peace 1911

“for his role as co-founder of the Institut de droit international, initiator of the Conferences on International Private Law (Conférences de Droit international privé) at the Hague, and pioneer in the field of international legal relations”

Tobias Michael Carel Asser was a Dutch jurist. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911 for his role as co-founder of the Institut de droit international, his work initiating the Conferences on International Private Law at The Hague, and his pioneering work in international legal relations.

Field

Law · International Law

Lifespan

1838–1913