Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights
Encyclopedia
The Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights is awarded biennially by the University of Connecticut
to an individual or group who has made a significant effort to advance the cause of international justice and global human rights
. The Prize will be awarded again in Fall 2009.
The Dodd Prize commemorates the distinguished career in public service of Thomas J. Dodd
who, as Executive Trial Counsel at the Nuremberg Trials
and a Connecticut Senator from 1959 to 1971, fought against infringement and suppression of human rights in the United States and abroad.
The prize carries an award of $75,000, a diploma, and a commemorative bronze bust of Thomas J. Dodd.
, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland, and The Right Honourable Tony Blair
, M.P., Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, and Minister for the Civil Service.
October 17, 2005: The second Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded jointly to Louise Arbour
, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Justice Richard Goldstone
.
October 1, 2007: The third Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded jointly to the Center for Justice & Accountability and Mental Disability Rights International
.
October 5, 2009: The fourth Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
University of Connecticut
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to an individual or group who has made a significant effort to advance the cause of international justice and global human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
. The Prize will be awarded again in Fall 2009.
The Dodd Prize commemorates the distinguished career in public service of Thomas J. Dodd
Thomas J. Dodd
Thomas Joseph Dodd was a United States Senator and Representative from Connecticut, He was the first Senator censured by the US Senate since Joseph McCarthy in 1954, and was one of only six people censured by the Senate in the 20th century. He is the father of former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd...
who, as Executive Trial Counsel at the Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the victorious Allied forces of World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of the defeated Nazi Germany....
and a Connecticut Senator from 1959 to 1971, fought against infringement and suppression of human rights in the United States and abroad.
The prize carries an award of $75,000, a diploma, and a commemorative bronze bust of Thomas J. Dodd.
Previous Recipients
September 24, 2003: The first Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded jointly to Taoiseach Bertie AhernBertie Ahern
Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern is a former Irish politician who served as Taoiseach of Ireland from 26 June 1997 to 7 May 2008....
, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland, and The Right Honourable Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
, M.P., Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, and Minister for the Civil Service.
October 17, 2005: The second Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded jointly to Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour
Louise Arbour, is the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda...
, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and Justice Richard Goldstone
Richard Goldstone
Richard Joseph Goldstone is a South African former judge. After working for 17 years as a commercial lawyer, he was appointed by the South African government to serve on the Transvaal Supreme Court from 1980 to 1989 and the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa from 1990 to 1994...
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October 1, 2007: The third Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded jointly to the Center for Justice & Accountability and Mental Disability Rights International
Mental Disability Rights International
Disability Rights International , is a Washington, DC based human rights advocacy organization that documents conditions, publishes reports, and promotes international oversight of the rights of mentally disabled people...
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October 5, 2009: The fourth Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights was awarded to the Committee to Protect Journalists.