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Thesis Prize of the French branch of ADI/ILA

9th edition (2025)

Call for candidancy

The thesis prize of the French Branch of the ADI/ILA is intended to reward, with a view to publication, a doctoral thesis constituting an in-depth, original and multidisciplinary research work on a subject at the crossroads of public international law and private international law, or transnational/global law. The thesis must be written in French, regardless of the place of defense.

This prize is open to all doctors who have defended a thesis between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.

For its ninth edition in 2025, the jury of the prize is composed of:

  • Marjolaine Roccati, Lecturer in Private Law at the University of Paris Nanterre
  • Maximin de Fontmichel, Professor of Private Law at the University of Paris Saclay
  • Andreas Kallergis, Professor of Public Law at the University of La RéunionThe prize is solemnly awarded at a meeting of the French Branch of the ADI/ILA. The winner will be offered a membership and two years of contributions to the association, as well as a grant of 1000 euros to be used for the publication of the book.

The application file is composed of the following documents which will be downloaded on the online application form available by clicking here:
Form on Google Docs

  1. The thesis in .pdf format (file entitled: NAME – 01 – Thesis)
  2. A text of 400 words maximum in .pdf format (entitled: NAME – 02 – Text) showing how the thesis constitutes an in-depth, original and multidisciplinary research work on a subject at the crossroads of public international law and private international law, or transnational/global law. This text must not be a repeat of the thesis summary.
  3. The defense report in .pdf format (title: NAME – 03 – Report) if the thesis was defended in a country that requires the production of such a documentThe application file must be communicated exclusively via the online application form no later than January 20, 2025. The Directorate of Studies of the French Branch of the ADI/ILA may ask candidates to send the printed version of their thesis to the members of the jury who request it.

For any questions, please contact the Directorate of Studies of the French Branch of the ADI/ILA at the following email: direction.etudes.ila@gmail.com