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Pillay wins peace prize for advancing international law

Source author: 华尔街日报中文网 · @ChineseWSJ
Source posted: Oct 9, 2026, 6:15 PM (UTC+8)
Written and edited by X Paper

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2026 peace prize to South African jurist Navi Pillay on October 9, recognizing her work for peace and international law.

Her career includes South Africa’s High Court, the Rwanda tribunal, the International Criminal Court and the UN human-rights office. The committee connects legal accountability with preventing violence, while acknowledging unequal enforcement of international rules.

This is the committee’s reasoning for an award. It does not itself decide a court case or change a tribunal’s jurisdiction.

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• 华尔街日报中文网 · Original X post
• Nobel Committee announcement

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