The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation said the decision to leave the international body had been made by the former administration
The changes come in the wake of a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March
Working to improve the International Criminal Court rather than abandoning it is the best option.
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The Australia skipper finds it strange that he was not called to testify in the appeal process.
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The new president can use his term to recommit to the ICC and bolster the SADC Tribunal
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Philippine president’s decision follows The Hague tribunal probe on his drug war that left as many as 20 000 dead.
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The only way Rabada could feature in Cape Town is if the ICC move incredibly quickly determine their own original punishment for Rabada was too harsh.
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Zuma’s resignation has brought to an end a controversial and turbulent period in South Africa’s political history.
Sections of South Africa’s draft International Crimes Bill are likely to be strongly opposed
Former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba was sentenced for 18 years in June 2016 on five charges of war crimes.
A UN report accused Burundi’s government of crimes against humanity, including executions and torture, and urged the ICC to open a case
Once again, the voters have chosen leaders tainted by scandal, though there is a small reason for hope
Under Zuma, the ANC has shown reluctance to act in the face of human rights abuses on the continent
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JUSTICE The International Criminal Court’s July 6 ruling on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s 2015 visit was an invitation to South Africa to renew its commitment to global justice. South Africa should accept that invitation. The ICC found that South Africa had violated its international legal obligations by failing to arrest Bashir when he visited the country for […]
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Despite this, the ICC said the country had flouted its legal obligation
South Africa on Thursday avoided suffering any consequences for failing to deliver Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to the ICC.
At the hearing in April the government will have to explain why it actively flouted domestic and international obligations to arrest Sudan’s leader.
"Although the ICC is to hold talks to clear the air between the two men, the new exchanges are likely to complicate their efforts to broker peace"
Former players slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not issuing sanctions after Kohli accused Smith of abusing the review system.
The current ANC government must look to its past to know why it should remain in the ICC
The decision comes after the North Gauteng High Court ruled that the initial process to withdraw from the ICC was unconstitutional and invalid.
The African Union’s withdrawal strategy should be seen as a wake-up call to re-evaluate the court.
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The DA told the high court in Pretoria that only Parliament could decide to withdraw from a treaty which the country had entered into.
The Omar al-Bashir case shows how out of touch international law is with the Global South.
Putin’s regime claims that Crimea voluntarily joined Russia after a referendum and said the ICC had proved itself to be “one-sided and inefficient”.
Readers write in about the ANC’s decision to leave the ICC, pro and con.
It is disingenuous to represent South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court as without forethought.
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Rather than leaving the institution, South Africa could play an important role in helping to rectify its perceived shortcomings
The United Nations secretary-general expressed regret on Friday that South Africa, Burundi and Gambia want to leave the International Criminal Court.
Readers write in about the government’s ICC exit plan.
With the ICC exit, Jacob Zuma is hell-bent on destroying his party’s international justice record.
The court’s behaviour might call for serious discussion but SA’s decision is irrational.