Understanding South Africa’s Changing Positions on International Criminal Justice
Why the country wanted to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and why it may remain in the ICC for the time being?1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21764811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeremy Sarkin (0000-0002-9424-6874, Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, corresponding author), Jeremy Julian Sarkin |
| Year | 2020 |
| Issue | 40 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Estudos Africanos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1645-3794 • E-ISSN: 2182-7400 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/cea.5353 |
| OpenAlex | W3172178045 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 56 |
1 This article examines why the South African Government decided to withdraw from the Rome Statute for the ICC in 2016. South Africa’s history with international law and international justice are examined to indicate how these matters over time reflect South Africa’s political history and political developments. The next section of the article examines the role the United Nations Security Council plays in relation to the ICC and why that, along with other issues, has led to a greater reluctance by African countries to accept who is judged and who is not. Finally reviewed, is how South Africa’s position on international justice has changed over time, what has caused such change, and whether the country’s withdrawal from the ICC will occur in the future
Criminal court · Criminal justice · Criminology · International law · Political science · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · International Law and Human Rights · Law
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Opposing International Justice
Africa and the Legitimacy of the icc in Question
The Implications of President Al-Bashir’s Visit to South Africa for International and Domestic Law
South Africa’s Failed Withdrawal from the Rome Statute
Does President Al Bashir Enjoy Immunity from Arrest
The Duty on South Africa to Arrest and Surrender President Al-Bashir under South African and International Law
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Is the International Criminal Court Anti-African
An Act of Transformation
Another BRIC in the Wall? South Africa's Developmental Impact and Contradictory Rise in Africa and Beyond
Prosecuting International Crimes in Africa
Immunities of State Officials, International Crimes, and Foreign Domestic Courts
South Africa's post-apartheid foreign policy
African resistance to the International Criminal Court
Evolving Principles and Guiding Concepts
The (In)compatibility of Peace and Justice? The International Criminal Court and Civil Conflict Termination
The Discordant Soft Power Tunes of South Africa’s Withdrawal from the ICC
A critique of South Africa's role on the UN security council
From apartheid to Ubuntu
An unlikely success
Whose justice? The ICC 'Africa problem
The African Union and the International Criminal Court
Africa's role in the progression of international criminal justice
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |