Washington Foreign Law Society

“Law, as the formal instrument of orderly change in society, plays a pivotal role, even though this role has not always been readily recognized.”

— Dr. Ibrahim F. I. Shihata, Former World Bank General Counsel and Past Recipient of the WFLS Harry Leroy Jones Award

WFLS Awards

Harry LeRoy Jones Award
For an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the development and application of international law

Justice Robert H. Jackson Award
For outstanding student writing on international or comparative law

Ibrahim Shihata Prize
For outstanding student writing on Islamic law and related legal developments in the Muslim World.  Sponsored by The MEH Foundation

Support

To sponsor the Justice Robert H. Jackson Award or Ibrahim Shihata Prize, complete the application form on our ‘Sponsorship‘ page or contact the Washington Foreign Law Society.