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On October 9, 2026, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced it would award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay (85), former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Coming amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ongoing military clashes between the US and Iran, the selection was said to underscore the importance of “the rule of law.” On 5ch’s News Flash+ thread, reactions split between those who read the award as a jab at President Trump and those pointing out that the ICC has no power of arrest or investigation and little real teeth, with the political meaning of the prize dividing opinion.
[Oslo — Yuya Yokobori] The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on the 9th that it would award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay (85), former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Pillay has also served as a judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC), and with armed conflicts flaring around the world—including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and military clashes between the US and Iran—the award put the spotlight on the importance of “the rule of law.”
[Yomiuri Shimbun]
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
My bad
It was Norway 🤣
Ugh, there go the retaliatory tariff hikes
ICC
10cc (the British rock band)
CC Girls (a 90s Japanese idol group)
Ah, so you're an old geezer who's into classic rock, huh?
No international investigative or arrest powers of its own, yet it issues arrest warrants anyway—all talk, leaving the actual work to everyone else
If it's annoying Trump this much, it's doing its job just fine
Same deal as the UN really
Enforcement is left to the individual member states
Trump: "My aides keep telling me only two people in the whole world think I'm going to win the Peace Prize."
Melania: "Two people? You're one—who's the other?"
Just like Toru Hashimoto said, truly "the greatest US president in history"! Re: #1
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Yeah, it's a jab at Trumpy, and a warning shot too
Basically: if you want the Peace Prize in your last two years, maybe don't go sanctioning the ICC
someone's definitely gonna make an AI video of them announcing Trump's name as the winner
Basic rule of the Nobel Prize: the recipient has to actually be alive
Good luck with that, buddy
Just like Toru Hashimoto said, truly "the greatest US president in history"! Re: #1
"Even 'Trump districts' turn into surprise toss-ups in the US midterms—Republicans losing steam even in unexpected districts, pouring huge money into once-safe seats. Can President Trump defy 'history'?" https://l.smartnews.com/m-8Cevk41i/RUXE7P
Before that, it's basically "we don't give it to warmongers, dummy lol"
that's what this is (´・ω・`)
Just like Toru Hashimoto said, truly "the greatest US president in history"! Re: #1
"One month before the US midterms: Trump's approval sags, giving Democrats a tailwind" https://l.smartnews.com/m-8CpXR7Vu/rFvSmW
Evil has never once prospered for long in this world
He's the best president ever—for weakening America, that is
Bonus feature: a lifetime stay in prison included
Ah, I can't wait.
Approval ratings are gonna keep tanking lol
What's he gonna do about next month's midterms lol
Well, just like Toru Hashimoto said, truly "the greatest US president in history"! Re: #1
That said,
upholding "rule of law" takes force too, so maybe what's needed isn't a Japanese military but a world police force
Not happening under the Takaichi administration
This kind of political bias is exactly why people say the prize has lost its value
What upholds the law is the spirit of standing up to power
Even in America, the courts have slapped President Trump with a "No" when he's acted against the law
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The Nobel Peace Prize is an independent award chosen by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, not Sweden—the thread’s “Sweden” slip-up and subsequent correction is a classic example of this common mix-up. The ICC, a permanent international court established in 2002, has no police or investigative body of its own, and as the thread notes, enforcing its arrest warrants depends on member states’ cooperation—the same structural weakness as UN resolutions, which likewise sit and wait on member states to act. The split in opinion comes down to one question: whether to read this year’s award as recognition of “the rule of law,” or as a jab at the Trump administration amid its military actions and pressure on international courts—both readings show up in the thread’s reactions. Doubts about the ICC’s actual effectiveness and the political meaning of the award itself are two separate issues, and it’s easy to conflate them and jump to the mistaken conclusion that “the ICC is powerless, so the prize means nothing too.”
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Flash+) thread “[Nobel Peace Prize] Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and ex-ICC judge Navi Pillay honored… emphasis on the importance of “the rule of law”.”
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