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"Justice redresses the arbitrary use of power by an individual or by a group."

Peter Gruber, Chairman
The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation

The Justice Prize honors individuals who have advanced the cause of justice as delivered through the legal system.

The award both acknowledges individual efforts and encourages further advancements toward bringing about a fundamentally just world.

Established in 2001, the Justice Prize of the Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation – a gold medal and unrestricted $500,000 cash award – is an international award presented annually. Recipients are selected by a distinguished panel of international legal experts from nominations that are received from around the world.

2008 Justice Prize Recipients
Within the international justice system, Judge Thomas Buergenthal and Jerome J. Shestack dedicated their lives to upholding the rule of law and ending human rights abuses on several continents.

2007 Justice Prize Recipients
Justice Carmen Argibay, Judge Carlos Cerda, and Mónica Feria defied tyranny in Latin America to help end intimidation and oppression, protect democratic principles.