Judge and former UN rights chief Navi Pillay of
South Africa, winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, on Saturday called
recently announced US sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC)
"unheard of, unacceptable".
"There is so much tension and anxiety over the continued existence of
international courts, mainly the International Criminal Court in The Hague...
most importantly, sanctions have been announced by one country against the
judges, just for the judicial orders they issue. This is unheard of,
unacceptable," Pillay said via video link from Nuremberg during an event at
the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.
