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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.
Companies must be held accountable for their depredations before the next scramble for the continent under the guise of a green transition
There is reason to be optimistic about South Africa’s prospects of success against Israel at the ICJ
We cannot be like the West and turn our back on the Palestinian people and the question of their freedom
The chief justice needs to publicly account for his comments, by either walking them back or explaining his change of heart on international law and its institutions
The International Criminal Court could step in and effectively overrule the National Prosecuting Authority if the NPA does not or cannot act.
Criminal prosecution may in the short term deter further attacks
