2007 Balzan Prize for International Law since 1945
For her outstanding contributions to the development of international law since the Second World War and her role as an academic, judge and Court President; for her clear, constructive as well as innovative and groundbreaking books, writings, articles, and court decisions in defence of the rule of law and human rights; for her leading role in strengthening and enlarging modern international law.
Excerpt from The Balzan Prizewinners’ Research Projects: An Overview 2020