The Washington Foreign Law Society is delighted to announce that Harvard Kennedy School of Government Professor John G. Ruggie will receive the Harry LeRoy Jones Award at the Society’s annual Gala dinner on June 11, 2014, for his work in the area of international law and human rights, particularly in developing the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights...[The] WFLS bestows the Harry LeRoy Jones Award upon an honoree who promotes the rule of law — and international law in particular...The WFLS selected Professor Ruggie due to his significant contributions to the study of international relations, focusing on the impact of economic and other forms of globalization on global rule-making and the emergence of new rule-makers...In 2005, Professor Ruggie was appointed as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Business and Human Rights...In June 2011, the UN Human Rights Council, in an unprecedented step, unanimously endorsed a set of Principles on Business and Human Rights.