Promoting Human Rights & Rule of Law in South Africa
International Criminal Justice
An Exciting Week in Court for SALC: Freedom of Expression, the Right to Equality, Refugee Law and International Criminal Law
15 May, 2013
SALC will be in the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the South Gauteng High Court, the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court and the Lesotho High Court this week for cases that deal with freedom of expression, the right to equality and the interplay between refugee law and international criminal law. 14 May …» Read More
Ghost of the SADC Tribunal Haunts Zimbabwe in South Africa’s Constitutional Court
28 February, 2013
A group of Zimbabwean farmers dispossessed of their land in Zimbabwe’s controversial land redistribution policy will face off against the Zimbabwean government in the South African Constitutional Court today. This is the final stage of a long, protracted legal battle through the Zimbabwean courts, the SADC Tribunal and finally the …» Read More
African Civil Society Unites: 140 African NGOs Write to AU Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on the Issue of Impunity for Int’l Crimes
18 January, 2013
The African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit gets underway next week in Ethiopia. Many will be eagerly watching to see how newly elected AU Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, oversees proceedings and the stance she adopts on issues facing the continent. 140 African civil society organizations and international organizations with a …» Read More
International Criminal Justice in 2012 – A Year of Highs, Lows and Raised Eye Brows
23 November, 2012
The eleventh session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) to the Rome Statute came to an end this week in The Hague. While we can only hope that participants and States left inspired and committed to supporting and promoting the ICC, it is perhaps timely to reflect on what …» Read More
CoRMSA v President of the Republic of South Africa & Others: Court Diary
13 November, 2012
On 29th and 30th October, the North Gauteng High Court heard oral argument in the case brought by the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) and supported by the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) challenging the decision of the South African authorities to grant Rwandan general and …» Read More