唐纳德·特朗普又一次与诺贝尔和平奖失之交臂。更令这位美国总统难以接受的是，击败他的获奖者纳瓦内特姆·皮莱恰恰体现了他所反对的一切价值观。这位85岁的法官曾在祖国南非担任律师和法官，之后又在国际顶级司法机构任职，如今已成为国际法与武力使用之间斗争的象征。
Once again, Donald Trump has missed out on the Nobel Peace Prize. Worse still, from the US president's perspective: The person who edged him out, Navanethem Pillay, embodies everything he rejects. After a long career as a lawyer and judge in her home country of South Africa, and then at the highest international judicial institutions, the 85-year-old judge has come to symbolize the current struggle between international law and the use of force.
10月9日星期五，挪威诺贝尔委员会宣布获奖决定时，称赞这位女性“以非凡的勇气与正直品格，为建立更加完善的法律秩序作出了卓越贡献”。委员会指出，在“法官遭受制裁、司法机构频遭攻击”的当下，授予她奖项正是为了表彰其“为促进和平与国际法所付出的努力”。联合国秘书长安东尼奥·古特雷斯也在声明中盛赞皮莱是“国际法与人权的捍卫者”，称她“在我们时代诸多具有里程碑意义的国际司法案件中，始终以独立立场坚定维护正义。”
On Friday, October 9, when announcing its decision, the Norwegian Nobel Committee honored a woman who, "with exceptional courage and integrity, had led the way towards a more comprehensive legal order." The committee said it awarded her "for her efforts to promote peace and international law" at a time when "judges are sanctioned, and their institutions are attacked." In a statement, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised the decision, calling Pillay "a champion of international law and human rights." She "has been (...) a steadfast, independent voice of justice amidst some of the most historic international legal cases of our time."