Nobel laureate Pillay blasts Trump’s ‘unlawful’ ICC sanctions

Summary

• Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised US President Donald Trump’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing them as unlawful interference in an independent judicial institution.
• Pillay also responded to criticism from Israeli officials following her Nobel Peace Prize recognition.
• Pillay said she was still processing the news of her Nobel Peace Prize win.

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay has criticised US President Donald Trump’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing them as unlawful interference in an independent judicial institution.

In an interview, the 85-year-old South African jurist urged Trump to seek advice from legal experts on international law. She argued that Washington should respect the court’s independence rather than attempt to influence its investigations.

The United States announced sanctions targeting the ICC after the court issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged crimes in Gaza. Netanyahu denies the allegations. The Trump administration has expressed strong opposition to the court’s actions and threatened to undermine its operations.