President Jacob Zuma speaks to South Africa’s parliament in Cape Town.Flickr/GovernmentZA (Some rights reserved)
In this contribution to the openGlobalRights debate on the International Criminal Court, James Goldston analyzes the effect threats of leaving the ICC has on the long struggle against impunity for grave crimes. Is the Courts legitimacy in crisis?
Ms. Paulina Vega delivers an intervention at the 12th session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2013. Photo: Coalition for the ICC
In this latest contribution to our 20th anniversary blog series “When hope and history rhyme”, international human rights law expert Paulina Vega highlights the crucial role of civil society in creating and maintaining an International Criminal Court (ICC) capable of delivering effective justice for victims of atrocities across Latin America – and reflects on the important work that the ICC and civil society can still do in the region.
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The latest in Global Justice news: South Africa move to withdraw from International Criminal Court (ICC) prompts international outcry; ICC approves first symbolic reparations plan for victims of Thomas Lubanga; Jean-Pierre Bemba and five others convicted of witness-tampering; ICC prosecutor monitoring alleged extra-judicial killings in the Philippines; Colombian government and FARC begin new peace talks; Burundi opposition groups urge sanctions over country’s vote to leave ICC; and much more.
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Last Friday’s announcement by the South African government of its intention to withdraw from the ICC has prompted condemnation from local, regional and international bodies. Below
Civil society to oppose executive attempt to withdraw from Rome Statute
African and international civil society group will strongly oppose any withdrawal by South Africa from the Rome Statute of International Criminal Court (ICC) to protect decades of democracy, justice, and human and victims’ rights advances in the country, the Coalition for the ICC said today.
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