Second edition of the Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade Award for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
The Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL) presents the call for the "Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade Prize for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation» in its second edition.
Objective:
- Recognize and encourage the importance of fostering academic contributions to the field of nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation by authors from the Latin American and Caribbean region.
- To pay tribute to the intellectual legacy of Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade, distinguished professor and judge of the International Court of Justice, particularly for his defense of the inherent right to live in a world free of nuclear weapons.
Bases:
- Nationals of the 33 States Parties to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) and which are also Member States of OPANAL may participate;
- Texts focusing on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation issues may be submitted, with a preferred emphasis on the areas covered by the Treaty of Tlatelolco and the role of nuclear-weapon-free zones, and that meet the following criteria:
- Text format: article.
- Length: 15-20 pages, excluding bibliography.
- Format and font: Times New Roman, size 12, line spacing 1.5 with APA style citation standards.
- Language: Texts may be submitted in any of the official languages of the OPANAL General Conference: Spanish, French, English, or Portuguese.
- Each person may submit a single text, which must be original and unpublished (not published prior to the announcement of the winning entry for each edition). In the case of co-authorship, the work may be prepared by a maximum of two people, at least one of whom must be a national of an OPANAL Member State, and the other, preferably, a member state of one of the other nuclear-weapon-free zones.
Presentation of works:
- The texts submitted to the contest must be accompanied by the following documentation:
- Reliable information that proves the career of the author(s): academic history, resume or other relevant publications.
- The works must be sent, in Word or PDF format, to the OPANAL Secretariat by email to the address [email protected]
- A summary of the text of between 150-500 words must be included.
Jury:
- The jury will anonymously evaluate the works and will be composed of:
- The Secretary General of OPANAL
- The Delegations of the Members of the Council according to their composition in force at the time of publication of the Call
- Up to three additional jurors appointed by the OPANAL Membership
Evaluation criteria:
- Only those documents that meet all the requirements stipulated by this Call will be evaluated, taking into account:
- Relevance
- Originality
- Methodology
- Conclusions
Prize:
- The winner(s) of the Prize will be announced at the final Council meeting in 2025.
- On February 14, 2026, the anniversary of the opening of the Treaty of Tlatelolco for signature, an awards ceremony will be held, with recognition presented to the winner(s).
- The first place winner will be invited by the OPANAL Council to present their work.
- The winning article will be published on the OPANAL website.
Closing of this call
- The deadline for submitting documents is October 15, 2025.
Related Resources
- Information document Inf.12/2025 Rev. – Regulations and call for applications for the second edition of the Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade Prize for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation.
Spanish / French / English / Portuguese
Litigation, Arbitration CG/E/Res.09/2024 “Anthônio Augusto Cançado Trindade Prize for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation”, adopted by the 28th Extraordinary Session of the General Conference.
- Litigation, Arbitration CG/Res.10/2023 “Creation of the Antonio Augusto Cançado Trindade Prize for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation”, adopted by the XXVIII Session of the General Conference.
- Litigation, Arbitration A / RES / 55/33 “General and complete disarmament”, adopted by the fifty-fifth session of the United Nations General Assembly.