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Post by cjm on Oct 21, 2016 7:02:48 GMT
SA to withdraw from International Criminal CourtJOHANNESBURG - South Africa has announced its intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute. In effect, this means the country will no longer be bound to the International Criminal Court. In a notice to the United Nations on Thursday, government says it’s obligations with respect to the peaceful resolution of conflicts, are incompatible with the interpretations given by the ICC. South Africa’s withdrawal will take effect a year after the United Nations Secretary General receives notification from government. According to the Daily Maverick, South Africa cited the court's perceived biases against African nations as a reason for the withdrawal. The notice also highlighted the dilemma it faced when Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, wanted for war crimes by the ICC, attended an African Union summit in Johannesburg last year. South Africa said at the time that diplomatic immunity for heads of state over-ruled its legal oblilgation to arrest Bashir under the ICC. However, there does appear to be conflicting views as to whether there needs to be parliamentary approval to withdraw from international treaties and according to the Daily Maverick, civil society groups are planning to challenge South Africa's withdrawal from the Rome Statute. ...
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Post by cjm on Oct 22, 2016 19:31:14 GMT
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Post by neels on Oct 23, 2016 15:05:37 GMT
The ANC did not know what they agreed to when the signed the statue of Rome. now they do not know the consequences when they withdraw.
Just remember ""ever contribute anything to malice, if it can be explained by stupidity"
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Post by cjm on Oct 23, 2016 16:04:14 GMT
... Just remember "never contribute anything to malice, if it can be explained by stupidity" Love the quote! The history of the Statute of Rome goes back quite a while and it is my suspicion that the ANC's endorsement of the concept was used to scare the Nats in the late 80's into submission via the threat of a Nuremberg type for the apartheid perps. At this stage, introducing such process is no longer viable, and so the need for support ofr that treaty has fallen by the wayside.
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