DESCRIPTION
Named in honour of the late Walter S. Tarnopolsky, a talented human rights advocate and scholar, the Award recognizes a resident of Canada who has made an outstanding contribution to domestic or international human rights.
ELIGIBILITY
• Candidate must be a Canadian resident.
• Under the terms of the Trust, every third award must be made to a person who has not yet reached the midpoint of her or his occupation, vocation, professional career or business career during the year for which the award is made. The year 2006 award will fall into this category.
• Groups are not acknowledged as candidates.
• There are no posthumous awards.
PRESENTATION
The award takes the form of an inscribed bronze medallion and an honourarium of one thousand dollars. The Award is presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held during the Canadian Bar Association Annual Meeting in August.
• A formal nomination form to be obtained from ICJ Canada must be completed;
• Nominations must be accompanied by 1) two letters of support for the candidate's nomination and 2) a concise curriculum vitae of the nominee;
• Articles and testimonials may also be submitted;
• All of the above documentation must be submitted with the nomination;
• Nominations will stand for the next three years
AWARDS COMMITTEE
The Award is administered by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Canadian Section. The selection committee is comprised of one representative from the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Association of Superior Court Judges, the Canadian Association of Law Professors and ICJ Canada. The Selection Committee is constituted annually.
DEADLINE
The deadline for nominations is April 30th .
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