Why Tobias Asser received the 1911 Peace Nobel

Why it was awarded

Tobias Asser received the 1911 Nobel Prize in Peace for his role as co-founder of the institut de droit international, initiator of the conferences on international private law (conférences de droit international privé) at the hague, and pioneer in the field of international legal relations. The Nobel committee highlighted this contribution for its lasting importance to the field.