Malabo Protocol News Today

Angola has officially become the first African Union member state to ratify the statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, known as the Malabo Protocol. Fourteen other AU countries still need to ratify the statute before it enters into force. The Malabo Protocol aims to add criminal jurisdiction over certain international crimes to the mandate of the yet-to-be-established court. The proposed court would also deal with interstate complaints and human rights cases. Once

States can harness the invasion of Ukraine to transcend rivalries and unleash the counter-hegemonic potential of international law.

Thursday, August 10, 2023 – President William Ruto does not have immunity against prosecution at the International Criminal Court (ICC). This was revealed by Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei, who refuted reports that Ruto signed a pact that grants him immunity against charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a statement, Sing'oei clarified that Kenya only signed…

Senior state officials will also not be prosecuted for similar violations until they leave office.

Rights group say it appears to facilitate impunity and undermines rights of victims to seek redress at the ICC.

The Head of State had made a pledge to back the law in May during a South African meeting.

The Conference on Addressing Illicit Financial Flows and Asset Recovery in the Extractive Industries has tasked the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on the bribery scandal by Glencore in Nigeria and five other African countries. + The Conference, in a communique released on Tuesday at the end of its two-day session in Diamniadio, Dakar, Senegal,

NewsRescue Kenyan President William Ruto has stated that his country will ratify the 2014 Malabo Protocol by September, paving the way for the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) to become the African Union's (AU) formal legislative arm. The Malabo Protocol aims to transform the PAP into a full-fledged legislative body with jurisdiction over international and transnational organised

Out of the 22 member states that have signed the protocol, only 15 have ratified it and Kenya could be the next in line.

The series of contradictory comments by the ANC last week over the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the fact the Presidency eventually had to put out a statement ‘clarifying’ government’s stance may well suggest even worse to come for the ANC.