Nobel Peace Prize for Navi Pillay: the South African jurist is honoured as Washington sanctions the ICC hours later

South Africa

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African pride and defense of the Court · 4 of 46 countries

Pretoria hails the Nobel awarded to Navi Pillay as a national pride, a continuation of Luthuli, Tutu and Mandela, and denounces the American backlash against the ICC as an attack on international law.

Germany

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Berlin comes down in favour of the law: Navi Pillay's Nobel is received there as a bulwark of international law in the face of the logic of power, at the very moment when Washington sanctions the ICC.

Argentina

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Buenos Aires sees the Nobel awarded to Navi Pillay as a message to Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, confirmed by US sanctions against the ICC just hours later.

Australia

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Canberra notes the link between Navi Pillay's Nobel Prize and the US sanctions against the ICC, and particularly retains the reactions of the capitals: Washington, Jerusalem, Oslo, and the allies who criticize the measure.

Bangladesh

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Sanctions and news agency dispatches · 5 of 46 countries

Dhaka is measuring the event by the yardstick of international law: a Nobel Prize awarded to a judge who is presiding over the Rohingya case, and an ICC sanctioned a few hours later by Washington.

Belgium

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Brussels sees this Nobel as a political message to Washington and Jerusalem, through the virulent reaction of Israeli authorities to Navi Pillay's distinction.

Bolivia

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

La Paz is deciphering Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize through its effect on Donald Trump: the Bolivian press is focusing on the reaction of the American president and the parallel with Venezuela.

Brazil

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Brasilia sees the Nobel for Navi Pillay as a confrontation between international law and American power, with the ICC sanction coming just hours after the announcement.

Canada

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Ottawa sees a tale of right versus might: Canadian press presents Navi Pillay's Nobel as a rebuke to the American campaign against the ICC, which Marco Rubio's sanctions confirm on the same day.

Chile

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Santiago sees Navi Pillay's Nobel as a rebuke to Donald Trump, and also as a test of resilience for the International Criminal Court targeted by American sanctions.

China

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Sanctions and news agency dispatches · 5 of 46 countries

Beijing takes away from the episode the rift between Washington and its European allies: the Nobel Prize takes a back seat, the sanction against the ICC becomes the central object of the narrative.

Colombia

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Bogotá recalls from Navi Pillay's Nobel a defense of international justice, immediately put to the test by Washington's sanctions against the International Criminal Court.

South Korea

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Seoul is particularly mindful of the clash of schedules: a Nobel Prize awarded to a judge of international justice, followed by American sanctions against the ICC just hours later.

Denmark

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Copenhagen notes that the Nobel awarded to Navi Pillay is a plea for the international rule of law, in the face of American attacks on the International Criminal Court.

Ecuador

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Quito is dissecting the cascade of reactions from capitals: a Nobel Prize awarded to Navi Pillay, immediately followed by Washington's sanctions against the ICC, becomes a test of strength between Oslo, Washington, Jerusalem and the UN.

Spain

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Madrid comes down in favour of the law: the Spanish press makes Navi Pillay's Nobel a camp of international law in the face of American power, the ICC sanction on the same day serving as a counterpoint.

United States

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Sanctions and news agency dispatches · 5 of 46 countries

The United States sees this Nobel as a rebuke to Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, and as a prelude to sanctions against the ICC, while conservative media contests the laureate.

Finland

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Helsinki takes away from the Nobel a plea for international courts: the Finnish press reads in it a message from the Norwegian committee on the role of law, based on the career of jurist Navi Pillay.

France

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Paris comes down in favour of the law: the French press makes the Nobel Prize of Navi Pillay and the American sanctions against the ICC, which fell on the same day, a duel between the rule of law and power.

Hungary

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Gaza and Israeli reaction · 7 of 46 countries

Budapest is particularly struck by the reactions: between the legal portrait of Navi Pillay and the Israeli response, the Hungarian press reads the Nobel as a political message.

India

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

New Delhi first notes Navi Pillay's Indian Tamil origin and settles the score in a duel with Donald Trump, as Washington sanctions the ICC.

Israel

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Gaza and Israeli reaction · 7 of 46 countries

Jerusalem sees it as follows: the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay is viewed as a reward for the author of a UN investigation into Gaza, and the debate over American sanctions against the ICC takes a back seat.

Italy

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Rome sees this Nobel Prize as a political message to Washington and Jerusalem, and is particularly struck by the violent reactions of Netanyahu and Trump.

Japan

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Tokyo is weighing its position as an ally of Washington in the face of an ICC whose president is Japanese: the Nobel award to Navi Pillay and American sanctions place Japan at the centre of the case.

Kenya

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African pride and defense of the Court · 4 of 46 countries

Nairobi weighs right against might: Navi Pillay's Nobel and the US sanctions against the ICC, which fell on the same day, form a single narrative on the state of international legal order.

Lithuania

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Gaza and Israeli reaction · 7 of 46 countries

Vilnius pays tribute to Navi Pillay, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, as a homage to international criminal law, which the Lithuanian press follows up with the violent reaction of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Malaysia

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Kuala Lumpur is decoding the Nobel award to Navi Pillay through Donald Trump's anger towards Norway and the Nobel committee, with the Malaysian press pitting Washington against Oslo rather than focusing on the award itself.

Mexico

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Mexico City scores a point in favour of law over force: the Nobel awarded to Navi Pillay and the US sanctions against the ICC are seen as a single episode, where Washington responds to a prize with a blow to international justice.

Nigeria

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African pride and defense of the Court · 4 of 46 countries

Abuja takes note of Navi Pillay's Nobel plea for international rule of law, as Washington sanctions the ICC as a whole.

Norway

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Oslo is gauging the political fallout of its own prize: between Israel's reaction and US sanctions against the ICC, the Norwegian press is following the diplomatic tension that the Nobel Committee knew was foreseeable.

Pakistan

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Gaza and Israeli reaction · 7 of 46 countries

Islamabad sees this Nobel as a victory of international law over power: the Pakistani press highlights the UN inquiry on Gaza by Navi Pillay and the American backlash against the ICC.

Netherlands

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

The Hague defends the Court: the Dutch press sees Navi Pillay's Nobel as a tribute to a judge of the institutions established in their country, at a time when Washington sanctions the ICC itself.

Peru

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Lima recalls Navi Pillay's Nobel Peace Prize particularly for her confrontation with Donald Trump: the Peruvian press highlights the irony of the laureate, the memory of María Corina Machado's gesture and the message from the Oslo committee regarding judges now sanctioned.

Philippines

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Manila takes from Navi Pillay's Nobel a plea for international law, immediately put to the test by American sanctions against the ICC.

Poland

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Gaza and Israeli reaction · 7 of 46 countries

Warsaw is particularly focused on Jerusalem's response to Navi Pillay's Nobel Prize: the Polish press is highlighting the comparison with Goebbels launched by Israeli diplomacy, and leaving the laureate's judicial background in the background.

Qatar

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Gaza and Israeli reaction · 7 of 46 countries

Doha sees Navi Pillay's Nobel as a victory for international law on Gaza, immediately put to the test by American sanctions against the ICC.

United Kingdom

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

London sees the Nobel awarded to Navi Pillay as a political message to Washington and Jerusalem, and then lines up, along with seven other capitals, behind the sanctioned ICC.

Russia

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Sanctions and news agency dispatches · 5 of 46 countries

Moscow sees the US sanctions against the ICC as confirmation of a Court dependent on Western funding, and relays without comment Marco Rubio's threat to "dismantle it brick by brick".

Senegal

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African pride and defense of the Court · 4 of 46 countries

Dakar recalls from Navi Pillay's Nobel a plea for international justice, immediately put to the test by American sanctions against the ICC.

Singapore

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Sanctions and news agency dispatches · 5 of 46 countries

Singapore is measuring the shock between the Nobel Prize awarded to a former ICC judge and the American sanctions against the Court, seen as a test of the strength of international law in the face of power.

Sweden

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Stockholm comes out in favor of international law: the Nobel for Navi Pillay and the American sanctions against the ICC are treated as the same test for the global legal order, where Sweden reaffirms its support for the Court.

Switzerland

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Bern and Geneva welcome a Nobel that enshrines international criminal justice, and gauge the fragility of the law in the face of American sanctions against the ICC.

Turkey

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Gaza and Israeli reaction · 7 of 46 countries

Ankara is particularly holding on to the clash between the Nobel and American sanctions: the Turkish press sees in it an international law being attacked by Washington, which Europe and the ICC are defending.

Ukraine

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International law and support for the ICC · 16 of 46 countries

Kyiv views US sanctions against the ICC as having a greater impact on justice for Russian war crimes than the Nobel Prize itself.

Uruguay

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Montevideo contrasts the Nobel awarded to a judge of international law with the American sanctions against the ICC, two facts that its press reads as a confrontation between law and power politics.

Venezuela

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The prize as a setback for Donald Trump · 14 of 46 countries

Caracas is deciphering Navi Pillay's Nobel through the shock of American sanctions against the ICC: the Venezuelan press first sees a confrontation between international law and Washington's power.