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.
The court’s behaviour might call for serious discussion but SA’s decision is irrational.
With the ICC exit, Jacob Zuma is hell-bent on destroying his party’s international justice record.
The Red Cross’s Peter Maurer told the Mail & Guardian his immediate concern with the withdrawal from the ICC was one of perception.
The party says the decision should be declared unconstitutional and invalid.
What does South Africa know about Bashir’s war in Darfur that the ICC prosecutors don’t know?
South African Litigation Centre advocate Angela Mudukuti said the centre is now reviewing all its legal options following the announcement.
South Africa is withdrawing from the ICC according to a document signed by Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.
It is unclear how the ICC could proceed given that the court has no jurisdiction for crimes in Syria because it is not a member of the ICC.
The International Criminal Court is celebrating 18 years of existence, but many nations have yet to sign its Rome Statute.
The trial and judgment on the continent has been hailed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch and other countries and organisations.
As the ICC becomes more active and more effective, it faces increasing attacks from those opposed to its mandate.
Amid waning support – and as the only avenue of justice for many – the International Criminal Court must be strengthened, writes Netsanet Belay.
The ANC wants to exit the International Criminal Court, but some in the government are quietly stalling.
The legitimacy of international law is seriously undermined if it only applies to one section of humanity and not another, writes Tim Murithi.
The ANC is taking SA out of the International Criminal Court, claiming it is no longer useful.
The court is not beyond criticism, but pulling out would betray our commitment to human rights.
The principles that South Africa applies in arriving at its foreign policy decisions are not always clear.
But by bringing AB de Villiers home the real losers are Bangladesh’s cricket lovers.
Politicians defend Omar al-Bashir fleeing an ICC arrest warrant, saying the court is a bully and targets Africa. Karen Williams disagrees.
Government has decided to appeal the high court ruling on Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, saying the reasons will be included in its affidavit.
South Africa is considering withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, but only after all other avenues have been exhausted.
Three recent cases illustrate how the state has treated the public like 50-million ignoramuses.
These African crimes are not a fabrication of the ICC’s imagination. Leaders should consult the masses whose own national courts often fail them.
Cabinet ministers have made inconsistent statements about Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s departure, putting them at odds with the judiciary.
Parliament’s opposition are in a rare agreement: SA embarrassed itself by letting Bashir violate a court order and leave the country.
We signed both the Rome Statute and the African Union protocol that sitting heads of state would not be prosecuted – surely a policy contradiction.
Under the Rome Statute, South Africa would still have to co-operate on unresolved matters such as Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s departure.
Country-by-country, Sarah Evans explores all the ICC’s investigations into genocide, crimes against humanity, torture and leaders who are on the run.
The Bashir saga uncovered the blatant hypocrisy and double standards that operate at the behest of powerful nations such as the United States.
The whereabouts of Sudanese President Al-Bashir were still not known on Monday morning, more than 12 hours since the first report that he had left SA.