REGULATIONS
INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
“LUDOVIC TRARIEUX 2003”
The regulations
governing the award of the “LUDOVIC TRARIEUX” prize and are provided for as
follows :
Article 1
The LUDOVIC TRARIEUX
PRIZE is awarded to a lawyer, without regard to nationality or affiliation with
any Bar, who has demonstrated through his life, his work or his suffering the
defence of human rights, the rights of the defence, the rule of law, the fight
against racism and intolerance in all its forms.
Article 2
The Prize is designated
every year following the deliberation of a jury organized by the Institute of
Human Rights of the Bar of Bordeaux.
Article 3
1°) The Prize is awarded to a physical
person.
2°) In exceptional cases, the Prize can be awarded post mortem
to a lawyer who, in his dedication to the cause of human rights, paid with his
life in the two years preceding the date of the award.
3°) The sum of the Prize is paid to those entitled or in default
according to article 10°3.
Article 4
1°) The jury is selected by the Board of
Directors of the Institute of Human Rights of the Bar of Bordeaux.
2°) It is composed of a minimum of nine
members and a maximum of twenty one members, chosen for their experience and
dedication to serving human rights.
3°) It includes at least two members
representing each of the organizations participating in the endowment of the
Prize.
4°) It is chaired by the President of the
Institute of Human Rights of the Bar of Bordeaux or in default by an appointed
delegate.
Article 5
1°) The jury votes by secret ballot.
2°) The laureate must obtain an absolute majority of the votes.
3°) In case of a tie, the President will have the casting vote.
4°) Vote by written notice is accepted for members who are
unable to attend.
5°) The candidate may reapply and be chosen repeatedly if such
circumstances arise.
6°) Quorum of two thirds of the members is required.
Article 6
1°) The files for the candidates that
conform to the criteria of Article °1 are determined by the Board of Directors
of the Institute of Human Rights of the Bar of Bordeaux according to events and
the files brought to its attention in the course of its activities.
2°) In addition, an appeal to candidates
can be launched by press release, at least three weeks before the deliberation
of the jury.
3°) All files will be delivered to the
members of the jury no later than ten days before the deliberation.
Article 7
The announcement of
the result will be made, without any delay, after the deliberation of the jury
and publicized by all practicable means.
Article 8
1° The Prize is composed of a medallion
effigy of LUDOVIC TRARIEUX from the Institute of Human Rights of the Bar of
Bordeaux with the name of the laureate and a sum of 5000 Euros (five thousand Euros).
2° In case of joint awards to more than
one laureate, the sum of the Prize is divided in equal parts between the
selected candidates.
3° The laureate is invited to attend the
award ceremony, with expenses for two persons for travel to and lodgement paid
by the Institute of Human Rights of the Bar of Bordeaux.
Article 9
The Prize is
presented by the President of the Institute of Human Rights or by an invited
personality, to the laureate in person, or in default, to a member of his
family, or in default to a designated person.
Article
10
1°) No one may claim to be laureate of the
Prize until the presentation has been officially made.
2°) The medallion and the payment of the
sum may not be claimed unless present at the official award ceremony according
to the conditions provided for in Article 9.
3°) If for any reason, the Prize may not be
awarded to the laureate in accordance with Article 9°2 , the amount will be
transferred to a work or organisation whose objects are dedicated to the
defence of human rights.
In due conformity,
The President of
The Institute of Human Rights of the Bar of Bordeaux
Bâtonnier Bertrand FAVREAU
