Interviews
Navi Pillay's first words as a laureate: "It must be a joke"
She heard the news in the Nuremberg courthouse where international criminal law began. Her first instinct, as a judge, was to check the facts.
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international law
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Politics
Navi Pillay, the judge who helped define rape as an act of genocide, wins the Nobel Peace Prize
The South African jurist was honoured for promoting peace and international law. The award drew praise from the UN and sharp attacks from Washington and Jerusalem.
