Nobel Prize

Nobel Lecture, August 25, 1909 Peace and Law in the Italian Tradition When on the afternoon of December 10, 1907, I received the happy news, soon to be made public in the newspapers, that you had conferred upon me the Nobel Peace Prize, the satisfaction of all Italians was reflected in the many marks of…

 Nobel Lecture, May 18, 1908 The Work at The Hague in 1899 and in 1907 As you can imagine, I have been looking forward to this opportunity of expressing publicly to the Nobel Committee my deep gratitude for the signal honor they have conferred in awarding me the Peace Prize; I look upon it as…

Nobel Lecture May 5, 1910 International Peace It is with peculiar pleasure that I stand here today to express the deep appreciation I feel of the high honor conferred upon me by the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize. The gold medal which formed part of the prize I shall always keep, and I shall…

An Adress, August 24 1912 The Work of the Institute of International Law On behalf of the Institute of International Law, whose president I have the honor to be, I would first of all like to express our deep gratitude to His Majesty for honoring this opening of the twenty-seventh session of the Institute with…

Nobel Lecture, January 15, 1905 The Progress and Advantages of International Arbitration For many reasons I regret the delay which has taken place in my appearance here. Ever since the Nobel Committee awarded me the prize, I have been anxious to fulfill the condition which they impose upon the recipient, that he should visit Christiania…

Nobel Lecture, May 16, 1904 The Futility of War Demonstrated by History War, we are told, shapes character; it resolves the major questions of international politics, consolidates nations, and indeed, constitutes the principal factor in the progress of civilization through its successive stages. Since all assertions must be carefully examined in order to benefit from…

Nobel Lecture, July 18, 1906 The Development of the Hague Conventions of July 29, 1899 It will soon be seven years since the ninth Interparliamentary Conference met here in your capital city. It was a notable assembly whose participants will long remember the magnificent hospitality of Norway. Some time before that meeting the official representatives…

Nobel Address, December 10, 1938 The Nansen International Office for Refugees On behalf of the Nansen International Office for Refugees, I have the honor to convey our greetings to the Nobel Committee of the Norwegian Parliament and our thanks for the honor and pleasure bestowed on the Office by their decision to award us the…

Spanish 7 diciembre de 2012 Cuentacuentos Estimados miembros de la Academia, señoras y señores: Gracias a la televisión y a internet puede que ustedes hayan conocido mi pueblo natal, el distrito Dongbei de Gaomi, que está muy lejos de aquí. A lo mejor puede que hayan visto también a mi padre, un señor de noventa…

French Le 7 décembre 2012 Ceux qui content des histoires Mesdames et Messieurs les membres de cette honorable Académie, Mesdames, Messieurs : Je me dis que, grâce à la télévision et à la toile, vous tous ici présents avez désormais une petite idée de ce à quoi peut bien ressembler le canton de Dongbei à Gaomi.…