Frankfurt Book Fair to end with award of Peace Prize

Marking the conclusion of the Frankfurt Book Fair, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade is to be presented on Sunday to the French-British jurist and author Philippe Sands.

Sands is a professor of laws at University College London and works as a human rights lawyer at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

The German Publishers and Booksellers Association honours 65-year-old Sands as a committed humanist, "who, despite growing resistance, tirelessly fights for human rights, justice and mutual understanding," the Board of Trustees said in a statement.

The award comes with prize money of €25,000 ($28,000). The Association has been presenting the award since 1950.