The creation of the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Medal of Honor marked a significant milestone in the evolution of the World Jurist Association and the World Law Foundation.
It reflected a recognition that the advancement of the Rule of Law depends not only on political leadership or judicial institutions but also on the inclusion, empowerment, and visibility of women within the legal profession.
The Medal was established to honor women jurists whose work embodies the commitment to justice, equality, and institutional integrity that defined Justice Ginsburg’s career. It also represents the organizations’ belief that progress in the rule of law is inseparable from progress in gender equality.
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (2004-2021)
First female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of UK (2017–2020)
Received by Asifa Kakar, Judge of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan, member of the Afghan Constitution Drafting Commission 2003
Chair of the World Bank Inspection Panel (2018-2022), Fiji's first Human Rights Commissioner, co-founder of the Fiji Women's Rights Movement
Malaysian lawyer, free elections, women’s and Human Rights advocate, US International Women of Courage Award 2009
President of the European Central Bank
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugee Protection
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugee Protection
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights 2008-2014
Judge Commissioner of the South Korean Human Rights Commission
Judge of the Supreme Court of India 1994-1999
Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European Union