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The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay matters for reasons that go well beyond the laureate herself. The award does three things at once. First, it restores credibility to the prize. Second, it rejects in unambiguous terms the Thrasymachian doctrine that might is right, which has become the operating philosophy of major powers. Third, it highlights a warning of what happens when a hegemon decides it is above the law. The correction was...

Just days after the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navi Pillay, the White House imposed fresh sanctions on the International Criminal Court. Pillay, the former UN human rights chief, says the timing was no coincidence.

South African jurist, Navi Pillay, was honoured for her lifelong commitment to human rights, justice, and accountability.

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 is as much a recognition of the South African jurist’s lifelong commitment to justice for the oppressed and the powerless as it is a rebuke to the idea that might is right

Former UN human rights chief Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a judge at the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway.

Trump slams Norway for not awarding him Nobel Peace Prize

The US president told a rally he had "never heard of" the winner, former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay.

The Hague, Netherlands, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane on Friday welcomed the selection of former ICC judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay, a South African jurist, as this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. This means that the extremely important role that international justice plays as the cornerstone of permanent peace has been recognized, Akane sa...

US President Donald ⁠Trump reiterated his complaints on Friday about not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, calling it a disgraceful and embarrassing decision that had left a ‌stain on Norway, which hosts the Nobel committee. Trump unleashed on Norway hours after the committee awarded this year’s prize to Navi Pillay, a former International Criminal Court judge who oversaw a UN report that concluded Israel ⁠committed genocide in Gaza. Trump called Pillay a “mystery person” during ‌a campaign rally...

In tonight's programme, South African judge and human rights champion Navi Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Also in Kenya health officials in Nairobi are still racing to track dozens of people linked to the man who died from the virus earlier this week. And finally, Moroccan-British photographer Hassan Hajjaj has built a global reputation with his vibrant portraits, 40 of his iconic Rock Stars pictures are taking centre stage in Paris.

South African jurist Navanethem Pillay has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote peace.

The United States sanctioned the International Criminal Court hours after Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize, and Brazil, a member state, had not responded. The post US Sanctions War Crimes Court After Pillay Nobel appeared first on The Rio Times.

From defending Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found genocide in Gaza, South African-born jurist Navi Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize for championing international law.

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on Friday, October 9, 2026. The 85-year-old South Africa-born served as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.

Advocates of human rights and international justice cheered, even as Israeli officials fumed, after South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The 85-year-old drew wide praise for decades of work, including investigating crimes in Rwanda, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. 

US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize, putting Washington on a diplomatic collision course with European allies. The ICC’s deputy prosecutor, Nazhat Shameem Khan, condemned the sanctions and said they would not halt the tribunal’s work. The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges....

The 85-year-old South African judge has spent decades fighting apartheid and genocide.

Pillay is recognised for her "efforts to promote peace and international law", the Norwegian Nobel Committee says.

Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote international law as it comes under attack. For more, FRANCE 24’s William Hilderbrandt is joined by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

The South African-born jurist and former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, who is currently an ad hoc judge at the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to US President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who have both rejected the findings of a UN commission she led that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Both leaders also have been highly critical of the institutions where Pillay has worked. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

International judge Navi Pillay was applauded by colleagues as she gave her first public reaction to her Peace Prize.

Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway. The South Africa-born Pillay, 85 years old, was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law, said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Watch our replay.

International Court of Justice judge Navi Pillay has been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The South Africa-born Pillay, 85 years old, was recognised for her efforts to promote peace and international law. The announcement was made by Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo on Friday. “At a time when the number of wars and conflicts is rising, and when judges and institutions of international law are under political attack, the Nobel Committee wishes to issue a reminder that the ability to resolve conflicts without force or...

Former U.N. human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway.

US President ⁠Donald Trump, who waged war ⁠with Iran and has ⁠yet to broker peace in Ukraine, said on Wednesday that he should win the Nobel Peace Prize but acknowledged doubt about his chances. “I don’t know what their decision is going to be,” Trump said of the ‌2026 award, which the Norwegian Nobel Committee will announce on Friday. “They have a reputation for maybe not giving it to people like me.” Since his return to the White House last year, Trump has repeatedly said he deserves what may...

US President Donald Trump said it would be a ‘great discredit’ to the Nobel Peace Prize committee.

Mark Carney built a global profile in 2026 by standing up to US President Donald Trump. If some prediction-market traders and prominent admirers are right, the Canadian prime minister could end the year with the Nobel Peace Prize and Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Carney briefly became the favourite Monday for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Kalshi, a US-based prediction market, when traders on the exchange put his chances at 14 per cent. His odds later fell, illustrating the highly...