One of the questions you face when compiling a list of relevant awards and accolades is choosing between national and international awards. At least two prizes immediately deserved to be included. The German Conference of Legal Historians, held every two years, is open to researchers from all over the world, the majority of whom are researchers. The prize of the German Conference of Legal Historians is aimed at young researchers. The Hermann Conring Prize is a prize for work in the fields of legal history, philosophy of law or legal theory. Hermann Conring (1606-1681) was an extremely versatile scholar who taught rhetoric, philosophy, medicine, and political science. In one of his works, De origine juris Germanici (1643), he laid the foundations for scientific research on German legal history. The Paul Birdsall Prize for a major book on European military and strategic history since 1870 (every two years; next award year 2024) The Albert J. Beveridge Prize in American History for an outstanding book on the history of the United States, Latin America or Canada from 1492 to the present The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation Article Prize is awarded annually to the best paper in American legal history. published during the previous calendar year by a young scientist. Articles published in the field of American legal history are widely considered. There is a preference for articles from the colonial period and the beginning of the national period. Articles published in the Law and History Review are eligible for the Surrency Prize and will not be considered for the Cromwell Article Prize.

The author of the winning article will receive $5,000. This award is presented by the Foundation after consideration of the recommendation of the Cromwell Article Advisory Committee of the American Society for Legal History. Annual nominations or self-nominations for the Cromwell Article Prize must be submitted by June 1. Nominees must send an electronic copy of the nominated work, along with the required supporting documents on the awards page, to the Cromwell Foundation Secretary, John Gordan, johngordan3@gmail.com and the Cromwell cromwellarticleprize@aslh.net Paper Prize Advisory Committee. The Clarence H. Haring Award for a Latin American who has published the most outstanding book in Latin American history in the last five years (every five years; next award year 2026) The list of awards offered by AALH is quite long and the number of topics and topics is wide. The list of legal history on the Web lacks a recently created award, the Peter Gonville Stein Book Award, which recognizes the best book outside the field of American legal history. The Squire Law Library at the University of Cambridge has a page with a tribute to Peter Stein (1926-2016) by Lesley Dingle and Daniel Bates.

The George L. Mosse Prize for the most important book on the intellectual and cultural history of Europe since 1500 Legal history portals are the obvious starting point for the search for prizes and awards. One of the oldest surviving portals is Legal history on the Web at Duke University Law School. The list begins with the American Association for Legal History Awards. The Duke University list mentions two Law and Society Association awards and the Morris L. Cohen Student Essay Competition offered by the Department of Legal History and Rare Books of the American Association of Law Libraries. The Eugenia M. Palmegiano Prize for the most outstanding book published in English on any aspect of the history of journalism The Society annually awards prizes for outstanding research that contributes to enriching the field of legal history through the scientific study of the role of law over time, in the world and using various methods. The Morris D. Forkosch Prize for the best book in British, British Imperial or British Commonwealth history since 1485 The Mary L.

The Dudziak Prize for Legal History is awarded annually to an outstanding digital legal history project. These projects can be carried out in the form of traditionally published peer review grants or digital born-digital projects of equal depth and scope. Annual nominations or self-nominations for the Dudziak Prize must be submitted by June 1. Nominees must send an electronic copy of the nominated work along with the required supporting documents on the dudziakprize@aslh.net award page. Some topics in this blog are highlighted through friendly warnings from scientists and institutions. Earlier this year, the American Association for Legal History asked me to include a reference to one of its literary awards in my conference calendar. Last week I received a message about an Italian Prime Minister in memory of Tullio Ascarelli and Domenico Maffei. Paola Maffei`s kind message prompted me to create a section in my congress calendar for the most important prizes and awards in the field of legal history. Inevitably, I will have forgotten some awards in the first version, and I hope you will inform me of other awards and rewards. Of course, this gives me the opportunity to take a quick look at the prices I found. The Friedrich Katz Prize for the best book in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean The Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Creativity in Digital History We hope that this award will serve not only as an incentive for excellent writing, but also as a review process. It is intended as a guide for the general public, bookstores and acquisition librarians – for anyone looking for a readable and well-founded legal history and biography, a science accessible to the educated general public.

The Nancy Lyman Roelker Mentorship Award for history teachers who have taught, guided and inspired their students in a life-changing way Albert B. Corey Award for the best book dealing with the history of Canada-U.S. relations or the history of both countries (biennially; next award year 2024) The Peter Gonville Stein Book Award is presented annually to the best non-American legal history book. written in English during the previous calendar year.