It is self-defeating for Africa (and South Africa) to withdraw from the international criminal court
SOURCE: Namibia Law Journal
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2017
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Bohler-Muller, D.P.Zongwe
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, AFRICAN UNION (AU), LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9853
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11057
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11057
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2017
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Bohler-Muller, D.P.Zongwe
KEYWORDS: AFRICA, AFRICAN UNION (AU), LAW AND JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 9853
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/11057
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/11057
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Abstract
The central premise of this contribution is that calls from African Union (AU) members for Africa to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) are self-defeating and premature. We argue that these calls from a number of African political leaders contradict the continent's own values, its substantial contribution to the ICC and its own efforts at establishing peace and security. We further argue that the threatened withdrawal is untimely because the continent does not yet have its own institutional capacity to handle war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and crimes of aggression. As a result, African nations will be better off 'for now' to call for the reform of the ICC rather than demand withdrawal from the Court.-
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