{
  "id": 13341047,
  "title": "South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for work in international justice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/south-african-born-jurist-navi-pillay-wins-nobel-peace-prize-for-work",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T06:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261010/south-african-born-jurist-navi-pillay-wins-nobel-peace-prize-for-work-in-international-justice"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Oslo, Norway - Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former United Nations human rights chief, has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote international law, which have become increasingly vital as the award committee noted the law is now facing significant challenges. This prestigious honor comes in the wake of her leading a United Nations commission that concluded Israel engaged in genocide during its conflict in Gaza. The prize is seen as a powerful statement against U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, both of whom have vehemently rejected the findings of Pillay's commission, as well as the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, which Pillay has vigorously defended throughout her career. In the immediate aftermath of the announcement, the United States government responded by imposing stringent new sanctions on the International Criminal Court, in a clear demonstration of its ongoing efforts to dismantle the tribunal due to investigations into the United States and its allies, including Israel. President Trump reacted to the award, alleging he deserved the prize and dismissing Pillay as \"a liar.\"",
  "summary": "OSLO, Norway — Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. 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 efforts that the award committee said promoted international law as it comes under attack. Her win is sure to be…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
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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."
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