Christopher Gevers teaches international law at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has officially been a ‘friend of the court’ on two previous occasions: in a matter before the US Supreme Court concerning the question of corporate liability for aiding and abetting human rights violations; and in a matter before the Israeli High Court of Justice concerning the application of human rights in the West Bank. In 2012, he advised the applicants in the ‘Zimbabwe Torture Docket’ case, and since 2011 has worked with the families of victims of apartheid-era crimes and civil society organisations who continue to seek criminal and civil redress under domestic and international law.