{
  "id": 13098328,
  "title": "ICC hails Nobel Peace Prize for Pillay as recognition for international justice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/icc-hails-nobel-peace-prize-for-pillay-as-recognition-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T11:14:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-09-icc-hails-nobel-peace-prize-for-pillay-as-recognition-for-international-justice/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The International Criminal Court has welcomed the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to its former judge, Navanethem \"Navi\" Pillay. The prize was awarded to Pillay for her work promoting peace and international law. According to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Pillay was instrumental in ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted.\n\nPillay, an 85-year-old South African jurist of Indian Tamil origin, has had a long and distinguished career. She was the first woman to start a law practice in Natal in 1967 and acted as a defence lawyer for Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists. She later served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court.\n\nThe Nobel Committee's chair, Jorgen Watne Frydnes, said that international law was \"under tremendous pressure\" and its institutions were \"under attack\". Pillay initially thought the news of her winning the prize was a joke, but was pleased to verify it. The prize comes with a gold medal, a diploma, and a sum of $1.2 million, and will be presented at a formal ceremony in Oslo.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}