Carl Heymann Prize

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The Carl Heymann Prize - European Legal Award is named after the publisher Carl Heymann and, as a scientific award , honors legal contributions and legal and political achievements that reflect the idea of ​​the unification of nations, the further development of law, peace in Europe and economic, take into account the political and cultural importance of the European Union .

The prize is endowed with 50,000 euros and is awarded by Carl Heymanns non-profit GmbH (Frankfurt am Main). The gGmbH was founded in 2012 on the initiative of the Wolters Kluwer Germany publishing group and should not be confused with the similar publisher in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt .

The award is given to people whose personal achievements and their political or legal-political work and work have contributed to the deeper integration of the European member states . The board of trustees of the non-profit company consists of high-ranking representatives of the European Commission , representatives of the European Court of Justice , legal scholars, judges, diplomats and a representative of the legal profession. In 2012 Viviane Reding , Vassilios Skouris , Angelika Nußberger , Janusz Reiter and Wolfgang Ewer met on the board of trustees .

Former French Justice Minister , scholar, politician and lawyer Robert Badinter , who was honored for his life's work and his drafting of a European constitution , was named the 2013 prize winner .

2015 was Karsten Schmidt , owner of the chair for Corporate Law at the Bucerius Law School , formative contributions to his field, the commercial law , corporate law , competition law , bankruptcy law and money right excellent.

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