Lawyers for Lawyers Award
Lawyers for Lawyers Award
Lawyers for Lawyers Award
The Lawyers for Lawyers Award aims to honour lawyers who have made significant contributions to the protection of the rule of law and human rights in challenging environments. Through the Award, Lawyers for Lawyers generates public recognition for their work. The prize is a special token as well as a donation of €10.000.
Call for nominations
You can now submit your nomination for the 2025 Lawyers for Lawyers Award. On 15 May 2025, the sixth edition of the Lawyers for Lawyers Award Ceremony will honour the selected award winner’s work in support of human rights and the rule of law.
Nominations must be submitted using the nomination form provided below. Please download the nomination form in the language of your choice and take into account the maximum number of words indicated under each section when filling in the nomination form.
Send the completed form, including required attached documents, to lawyersforlawyers@protonmail.com. We will confirm receipt of your submission. It should be noted that additional information may be requested after the submission of the nomination form.
The closing date for submission of nominations for the Lawyers for Lawyers Award 2025 is 23 February 2025, 23:59 PM (CET). The shortlisted candidates will be announced in the course of April 2025.
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NOMINATION FORMS
Selection criteria
- The nominee is a practising lawyer or lawyers collective, or was practising until recently.
- The nominee must have made an exceptional effort to promote the rule of law and human rights.
- In conducting their work, the nominee is prevented from carrying out their work independently or is at considerable risk.
- The potential impact of receiving the Award on the lawyer and their work, including whether or not the nominee has previously been the recipient of high-profile recognition.
Nomination guidelines
- Anyone can nominate a lawyer of lawyers collective for the Lawyers for Lawyers Award. Self-nomination, however, is not permitted.
- Incomplete nomination forms will not be taken into consideration.
- There are no requirements for the nationality and/or country of origin of the nominee.
- Lawyers who were nominated for previous editions of the L4L Award may be re-nominated.
