William Schabas
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“There’s often a political message lurking behind the award of the Nobel Peace Prize and I think this year is no exception,”
William Schabas · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Schabas said there is often a political message behind the Nobel Peace Prize award and this year is no exception.
“Obviously for the institution it’s going to complicate things considerably.”
William Schabas · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Schabas said the sanctions will considerably complicate things for the ICC institution.
“The prize is a recognition more generally of the international institutions with which Pillay was affiliated, in particular the International Criminal Court and also a kind of polite endorsement of the report that she wrote last year for the United Nations condemning Israel for genocide,”
William Schabas · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Schabas said the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay is a recognition of international institutions including the ICC.
“How significant this will be remains to be seen,”
William Schabas · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Schabas said it remains to be seen how significant the sanctions will be.
“They have been developing a plan B on how to get around this,”
William Schabas · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-09
Schabas told Al Jazeera the ICC has been developing a contingency plan to get around sanctions for over a year.