By dividing the prize between Passy, a pacifist, and Dunant, a humanitarian, the Nobel Committee set a precedent for the conditions of the Nobel Peace Prize selection which would have significant consequences in later years.
Ved at dele prisen mellem pacifisten Passy og humanisten Dunant satte Nobelkomitéen en standard for kriterier, som fik konsekvenser for tildelingen af prisen i fremtiden.