AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Wolters Kluwer, a leading multinational publisher and information services company, congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winner and Wolters Kluwer author.
Wolters Kluwer congratulates Mohamed M. Elbaradei on being awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize for 2005. Mr. Elbaradei is an author of The International Law of Nuclear Energy, Basic Documents, a leading reference published by the Wolters Kluwer company Kluwer Law International.
Mohamed M. Elbaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were announced as joint recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize on October 7, 2005. The award was given for their "efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way."
"Wolters Kluwer's vision is to be The Professional's First Choice and we work with renowned experts worldwide to ensure we provide our customers with the most authoritative and specialized information and resources," said Kluwer Law International Vice President Rick Kravitz. "It is a pleasure to recognize author Mr. Elbaradei today on the high honor he has achieved in being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize."
Mr. Elbaradei is the Director General of the IAEA, and inter-governmental organization under the United Nations. With Edwin I. Nwogugu, John M. Rames, he is an author of The International Law of Nuclear Energy, Basic Documents. The book, published by Kluwer Law International, brings together for the first time in a single publication, a collection of basic documents relating to the international law of nuclear energy. It is an invaluable reference work for all those working in the field of international nuclear law and the regulation of the use of nuclear energy as well as for teachers and students of law.
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