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

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South African-born jurist Navi Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting international law and human rights. Her career includes defending Nelson Mandela and leading a panel that found Israel committed genocide in Gaza.

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.