The Mariano Garcia Rubio Prize was created in May 2004 to honour the memory of a former assistant in the International Law Department. It is awarded every year to a student who writes the best master dissertation in international law. This years, on 29 September, the prize was awarded to Pascal Blickle for his master thesis 'Climate technologies as emergent solutions: the role(s) of International Law'. 

"I really did not expect to be called on stage when the International Law department announced the winner of the Mariano García Rubio prize. I feel deeply honoured and very happy to have received such a recognition.
During the two years I spent at the Institute, I learned a lot about international law, the world, and myself. This enriching experience enabled me to come up with a thesis topic that I feel passionate about. The initial idea came during a seminar on climate change and international law with Professor Anne Saab, who later became my thesis supervisor and provided me with tremendous support and guidance while I developed my ideas further. The Graduate Institute has naturally been a fantastic setting as its curriculum not only taught me about the law but also how to think and write about the law, which has been extremely helpful."