South African government withdraws International Crimes Bill: Only a first step!
SALC calls on the South African government to take its obligations under international law, including the Rome Statute, seriously and live up to those principles. SALC further encourages the government to participate in the ongoing reform process at the International Criminal Court. While South Africa’s relationship with the ICC has been complicated after the years that SALC initiated the Al-Bashir litigation requesting the South African state to arrest the sitting President of Sudan at the time, the move by the government to withdraw International Crimes Bill appears to be a step in the rig...
