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To people or projects involved in a special way for peace, justice, and world solidarity Italy: Art, Science and Peace Prize: Man Center and World Interreligious Center: For artists and scientists who have worked for peace and the welfare of society and the world (since 2002) Italy: Man of Peace: World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Country Award Sponsor Notes Libya: Al-Gaddafi International Prize for Human Rights: General People's Congress (Libya) International personalities, bodies or organizations that have distinctively contributed to rendering an outstanding human service and has achieved great actions in defending Human rights, protecting the causes of freedom and supporting peace everywhere in the world
"for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia." [8] [14] 1907 Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833–1918) Italy "for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy" [8] [15] Louis Renault (1843–1918) France
Won the 1944 Nobel Peace Prize "for the great work it has performed during the war in behalf of humanity." [15] Won the 1963 Nobel Peace Prize with the League of Red Cross Societies "for their work in the protection of human rights in the ICRC’S 100 years of existence." [16] Societá Interregionale per la Pace, Unione Lombarda [d] Milan ...
"[with UNESCO] for their work for peace by education and the promotion of human culture in the world." Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906–2001) 25 Harry Willis Miller (1879–1977) United States "for his work to build the foundations for world peace." Huston Smith (1919–2016) 26 Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979) India: No motivation included.
The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Monday, January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech and expression; Freedom of ...
During the Lochner era, the right to freedom of contract was considered fundamental, and thus restrictions on that right were subject to strict scrutiny. Following the 1937 Supreme Court decision in West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish , though, the right to contract became considerably less important in the context of substantive due process and ...
The medal for the Peace Prize was designed by the Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland in 1901. Vigeland's profile sculpture of Alfred Nobel differs from Erik Lindberg's profile of Nobel on the chemistry, literature, physics, and physiology or medicine medals. The dies for Vigeland's peace medal were made by Lindberg as Vigeland was not an ...