About the prize
This annual prize is for the best original essay in English on the abolition of modern forms of slavery or the protection of human dignity anywhere in the world. The winner will receive £500 in recognition of their success.
Professor Surya Subedi is Professor of International Law at the University of Leeds, and a visiting faculty member on the international human rights law programme at the University of Oxford since 2016.
The winner of the inaugural Subedi Prize was Yogi Bratajaya, University of Oxford.
Read the essay here.
The winner of the 2024 prize was Yelyzaveta Monastyrova, Open University, Law School.
Read the essay here.
The winner of the 2024 prize was Richa Shrestha, Judicial Law Clerk, Supreme Court of Nepal.
Read the essay here.
The Subedi Essay Prize is now open. All the details for the competition can be found below and the winner will be announced in March 2026.