The Faculty is delighted to announce that Dr Michael Waibel has been awarded the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Book Prize 2012 for his book Sovereign Defaults before International Courts and Tribunals (CUP 2011).
The ESIL Book Prize, in line with ESIL's goals of encouraging high-level scholarship and promoting a greater awareness and understanding of international law, is presented on a biennial basis for an outstanding published work in the field of international law. The 2012 Prize was awarded during the 5th ESIL Biennial Conference in Valencia in September 2012. The Judges described Dr Waibel’s book in the following terms: "A remarkable book – to our knowledge, it is the first comprehensive and systematic treatment of this subject. The book combines historical analysis with careful research of case law and other practice. The result is an impressive and original treatment of a subject that is of the utmost relevance for the present state of the international economic system."
The prize was awarded during the Gala Dinner at the 5th ESIL Biennial Conference in Valencia.
For more information about this book, please refer to the Cambridge University Press website. For information about this book and other publications by Dr Waibel, see his Faculty Profile.
