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No peace without international law: The message behind Navi Pillay’s Nobel

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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 Pri…

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:50:28 UTC.

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  1. ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law

  2. Navi Pillay wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice

  3. No peace without international law: The message behind Navi Pillay’s Nobel

  4. Nobel Peace Prize awarded to UN jurist who accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza

  5. Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former ICC judge Navanethem "Navi" Pillay

  6. US imposes sanctions on ICC, hours after former judge Pillay wins Nobel peace prize – as it happened

  7. Israel a rare dissenting voice as praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay

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