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Navanethem Pillay awarded 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, rejecting 'might is right' doctrine

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The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to South African jurist Navanethem Pillay, a decision seen as restoring credibility to the award. This choice explicitly rejects the 'might is right' philosophy prevalent among major global powers and serves as a warning against hegemonic behavior. The award is also interpreted as a correction to the previous year's prize, which was given to María Corina Machado and subsequently re-gifted to Donald Trump, an act that some viewed as making a mockery of the prize's founding principles. AI

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Navanethem Pillay awarded 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, rejecting 'might is right' doctrine

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · C. Uday Bhaskar ·

    Nobel Peace Prize: the message behind Navi Pillay’s win

    The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to South African jurist Navanethem “Navi” Pillay matters for reasons that go well beyond the laureate herself. The award does three things at once. First, it restores credibility to the prize. Second, it rejects in unambiguous terms the …

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