World Jurist Association to present World Peace and Liberty Award to U.S. civil rights icon Andrew Young
» This is the highest award given by the WJA and recognizes Young’s work for “social, political and economic progress for oppressed people around the world”.
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» Andrew Young, Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest collaborator, was the first African-American U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who also promoted the U.S. Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts.
» The award will be presented by H.M. Felipe VI on May Bin Madrid during the presentation of the World Law Congress New York 2023 and the inauguration of the Rule of Law Digital Center.
» At the event, the WJA will also present the Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2023 Medals of Honor to outstanding women jurists, such as Nay’ Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2008-2014), and Lady Brenda Hale, first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
On May 8, the World Jurist Association (WJA) presents to the prominent American civil rights leader Andrew Young Its highest award: the World Peace and Liberty Award. It is a recognition that, as explained by the association, seeks to highlight Young’s international work in favor of “social, political and economic progress of the oppressed around the world”.
Born In the United States in 1932, Andrew Young is a politician, diplomat, and activist for civil and human rights. He was the closest collaborator of Martin Luther King Jr. who died at his side.
Young was involved In the drafting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 196S in his country and was appointed executive vice president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1968-1970) after King’s death.
A congressman from Georgia, Young was the first African-American US. ambassador to the United Nations. From there he promoted the protection of human rights and economic progress In the underdeveloped countries of the world, and his work made this a foreign policy objective of U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
He served as mayor of Atlanta from 1982-1990, developing the city to become the site of the Olympic Games.
In 1994, BIB Clinton, Nelson Mandela, and the U.S. Congress created the Southern African Enterprise Development Fund (SAEOF), chaired by Andrew Young. The purpose of the Fund Is to provide funding to stimulate the creation and expansion of Indigenous small and medium-sized enterprises throughout southern Africa.
In 2003, he created the Andrew Young Foundation to support and promote education, health, leadership, and human rights in the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean.
“Young represents the values of the World Jurist Association. Throughout his professional career, he has been an example to humanity for his defense of the rule of law and, therefore, we are proud to present him with this award,’ said the president of the WJA, Javier Cremades.
TM Nobel Prize in Law
The World Peace and Liberty Award is the highest award given by the World Jurist Association, known as the Nobel Prize in Law. It is awarded to world personalities and institutions that have distinguished themselves for their commitment to the promotion of peace through law and the rule of law as a guarantor of freedom.
In the past, this prize has been awarded to outstanding figures such as Sir Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Rene Tank’, Felipe VI King of Spain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and, In its last edition, to the Colombian society, in the hands of Its then President Ivan Duque.
On this occasion, H.M. Felipe VI King of Spain, and the Commissioner for Justice of the European Union, Oldie, Reynders, will present the award to Young.
Opening Session Madrid
The World Peace and Liberty Award ceremony for Andrew Young will dose the Opening Session Madrid, which will serve as a framework for the presentation of the World Law Congress to be held in New York on July 20 and 21. The Rule of Law Digital Center Madrid, the first of the centers for the promotion of the Rule of Law in the world to be inaugurated by the World Law Foundation, will also be inaugurated.
The WM 2023 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medals of Honor will also be awarded during the packed program of the Opening Session Madrid. An award that will be given to Lady Brenda Hale, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom 2017-2020 and the first woman to hold this position; Amblers Sreenevasan, lawyer, Malaysian activist for free elections, women’s rights and human rights defender; Miami Jalal, chair of the World Bank Inspection Panel, a human rights lawyer and founder of the gender equality movement in her native Fiji; and Asifa Raker, Judge of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan and member of the Afghanistan Constitution Drafting Commission In 2003, on behalf of the Afghan Refugee Women Judges Association.
In addition, Nevi Flay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 2008-2014, judge of the International Criminal Court 2003-2008, and president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda will receive the 2021 RBG Medal of Honor in person, which she accepted virtually at the time given travel restrictions that year.
The event broadcasted live through YouTube at http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYp7-xdjrLQ
World Jurist Association
The World Jurist Association was founded n 1963 In the United States with the mission of achieving a world governed by law and not by force. It is a Non-Governmental Organization, with special consultative status with the United Nations, present In 85 countries. As a result of the Madrid Declaration of 2019 proclaimed during the World Law Congress, the World Law Foundation was created to strengthen the work of promoting the rule or law as a guarantor of freedom.
The World law foundation arose as a result of the Madrid Declaration of 2019, proclaimed during the World Law Congress the aim of reinforcing the work of promoting the wart of promoting the rule of law as a guarantor of freedom that the World Jurist Association has been doing since 1957. Chaired by Javier Cremades the foundation promotes dialogue and harmony among nations and regions of the world, encouraging the use of law, respect, and defense of individual freedoms. It also promotes and disseminates respect for the law as an instrument to defend world peace In international relations between the States.
