General Discussion

* Members of national assemblies and national governments (cabinet members/ministers) of sovereign states as well as current heads of state
* Members of The International Court of Justice in The Hague and The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague
* Members of l'Institut de Droit International
* Members of the International Board of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
* University professors, professors emeriti and associate professors of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion; university rectors and university directors (or their equivalents); directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes
* Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
* Members of the main board of directors or its equivalent of organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
* Current and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (proposals by current members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after 1 February)
* Former advisers to the Norwegian Nobel Committee