The International Criminal Court says its work will continue ‘undeterred’ after Washington threatened to prosecute its judges
Remaining in the International Criminal Court would demonstrate real commitment to victims of the gravest crimes
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The government can change its mind on withdrawing from the International Criminal Court, and still save face
Following the International Criminal Court’s unprecedented ruling, Myanmar says it has no obligation to respect it
Different teams of investigators in the world’s biggest refugee camp in Bangladesh have been quietly documenting the events of 2017
Photojournalist Marcus Bleasdale has documented war and its aftermath around the world but especially in Africa. He spoke to Shaun de Waal
The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation said the decision to leave the international body had been made by the former administration
Working to improve the International Criminal Court rather than abandoning it is the best option.
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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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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.
In the "war the world forgot", the international community won’t react to the human rights violations which will leave 6.8 million hungry.
A UN report accused Burundi’s government of crimes against humanity, including executions and torture, and urged the ICC to open a case
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
At the hearing in April the government will have to explain why it actively flouted domestic and international obligations to arrest Sudan’s leader.
The current ANC government must look to its past to know why it should remain in the ICC
A high court ruling exposes government’s poor legal advice and ignorance of the Constitution.
The African Union’s withdrawal strategy should be seen as a wake-up call to re-evaluate the court.
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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”.
Prosecutors said there was a "reasonable basis to believe" that US forces had tortured prisoners in Afghanistan and at CIA detention facilities.
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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.