Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay, an anti-Israel jurist from South Africa who previously served as president of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and as the fifth UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The explanation for awarding the prize to Pillay stated that she 'paved the way for a more comprehensive global legal order. Pillay played a crucial role in prosecutions for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.'

