Chief justice to receive International Jurists Award 2012

Ceremony scheduled for May 28 in London, award to be presented by Rt Lord Phillips, President of UK Supreme Court.

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has been bestowed the prestigious and world-renowned “International Jurists Award - 2012” for his unique and tremendous contribution in the field of administration of justice, a press release issued by the Supreme Court said on Saturday.

The award, which is presented by the International Council of Jurists, is in recognition of the tireless and fearless endevours made by Justice Chaudhry towards administration of justice in the country against all odds, the press release added.

The ceremony is scheduled for May 28 in London, and the award will be presented by Rt Lord Phillips, President of Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in the presence of chief justices, law ministers, members of parliament, bar leaders, law teachers and journalists from different countries invited for the occasion.

The chief justice was also awarded The Medal of Freedom by the Harvard Law School Association in 2007.