South Africa says it is pulling out of the international criminal court, making the country the second this week, after Burundi, to move to leave the tribunal that pursues the world’s worst atrocities, according to the Guardian.
The ICC’s obligations are inconsistent with domestic laws giving sitting leaders diplomatic immunity, the country’s justice minister, Michael Masutha, said.
Pretoria said lastRead more
South Africa's Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday proposed to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha that Judge Mabel Jansen be placed on special leave following complaints over her racial remarks on social media.
The JSC said it noted with concern the public outcry, as well as print and social media coverage of the social media postsRead more