Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1951
Number:25 - 1
 
Nominee:
Name:Sir Hartley William Shawcross (of Friston)
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1902
Profession:Lawyer
University:University of Geneva
Country:UNITED KINGDOM (GB)
 
Motivation:Shawcross was the chief British prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials (1945-46). He was nominated for his contribution to the prosecution of German war criminals and his determination to bring justice to the victims of the war.
 
Nominator:
Name:Sheldon Glueck
Gender:M
Profession:Professor of Law (Jurisprudence)
University:Harvard University
City:Cambridge
State:MA
Country:UNITED STATES (US)
 
Comments: Lord Shawcross is the oldest member of the House of Lords (May 2003).