The Institute of World Business Law Prize

In 2025, 28 theses competed for the Institute Prize.

Dr (Ms) Daria Levina was the Institute Prize laureate in 2025 for her thesis entitled: The Rise of International Commercial Courts: Driving Forces and Institutional Design.

Two Honourable Mentions from the Jury were awarded to Dr (Mr) Julian Juhasz for his thesis entitled: Framework Agreements Regarding the International Supply of Goods and the CISG and to Dr (Ms) Loïs Dossios for her thesis entitled: L’arbitre régulateur.

In 2023, 27 theses competed for the Institute Prize.

Sabrina Pearson-Wenger was the Institute Prize laureate in 2023 with her thesis entitled: Good Faith in International Commercial Arbitration: its Application by Arbitral Tribunals to the Parties’ Contract and the Arbitration Agreement.

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In 2021, 17 theses competed for the Institute Prize.

Dr (Ms) Brooke Marshall was the Institute Prize laureate in 2021 for her thesis entitled: Asymmetric jurisdiction clause.

An Honourable Mention from the Jury was awarded to Ms Stanislava Nedeva for her thesis entitled: Investor versus host State in oil and gas investment agreements: A case for good faith restriction and arbitrability for a stable investment environment.

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In 2019, 18 theses competed for the Institute Prize.

Tobias Lutzi was the Institute Prize laureate in 2019 with his thesis entited: Regulating the Internet through Private International Law.

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In 2017, 23 theses competed for the Institute Prize.

Berk Demirkol was the Institute Prize laureate in 2017 with his thesis entitled: Judicial Acts and Investment Treaty Arbitration. 

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In 2015, 17 theses competed for the Institute Prize.

For the first time, the Jury split the 2015 Institute Prize between two laureates:

Annabelle Mockesch with her thesis entitled: Attorney-Client Privilege in International Commercial Arbitration. Professor Dr Dres. h.c. Herbert Kronke (Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Germany) was the director of her thesis.

Cecile Pellegrini with her thesis entitled: Droits Applicables au Contrat International – Etude théorique et pratique du dépeçage volontaire. Professor Cyril Nourissat (Universite Lyon 3, France) was the director of her thesis.

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In 2013, 14 theses competed for the Institute Prize.

Arno Gildemeister was the Institute Prize laureate in 2013 with his thesis entitled: L’arbitrage des différends fiscaux en droit international des investissements. Professor Emmanuel Gaillard (University of Paris-Est – Val de Marne) and Professor Gerald Masch (University of Munster) were the directors of his thesis.

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In 2011, 34 theses competed for the Institute Prize.

Claire Debourg was the Institute Prize laureate in 2011 with her thesis entitled: Les contrariétés de décisions dans l’arbitrage international. Professor Francois-Xavier Train was the director of her thesis.

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Denis Mouralis was the Institute Prize laureate in 2009 with his thesis entitled: Arbitration confronted by Parallel Proceedings.

A special mention from the Jury was awarded to Matthieu Maisonneuve for his thesis entitled: The Arbitration of Sport Disputes.