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Should ‘threat of war’ justify non-compliance with Rome Statute? Unanswered questions from Putin arrest furore ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Should ‘threat of war’ justify non-compliance with Rome Statute? Unanswered questions from Putin arrest furore

Daily Maverick 24 July 2023 By Dr. Atilla Kisla Threats of force by states are prohibited under international law, and any conduct in that regard must be assessed seriously and…
Atilla Kisla
25 July 2023
South Africa and the ICC’s relationship is complicated… ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

South Africa and the ICC’s relationship is complicated…

Mail & Guardian 16 May 2023 By Dr. Atilla Kisla, International Justice Cluster Lead at the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) Typing in “South Africa” and “ICC” into a Google…
Atilla Kisla
17 May 2023
South Africa: A safe haven for perpetrators of international crimes? ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

South Africa: A safe haven for perpetrators of international crimes?

Mail&Guardian 12 November 2021 Atilla Kisla The Office of the Chief Prosecutor of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) visited Pretoria on 8 and 9 November to meet representatives of…
Atilla Kisla
15 November 2021
Good news as South Africa affirms its commitment to accountability for international crimes ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Good news as South Africa affirms its commitment to accountability for international crimes

The Daily Maverick 26 June 2020 Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh On 11 June, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order to block the International Criminal Court (ICC) from action against US…
Staff Writer
26 June 2020
Why is South Africa providing a haven for an arms dealer convicted of war crimes? ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

Why is South Africa providing a haven for an arms dealer convicted of war crimes?

Daily Maverick, 18 March 2020 Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh is executive director, Southern Africa Litigation Centre. Andrew Feinstein is a former ANC MP and executive director Shadow World Investigations. Dutch war criminal…
Staff Writer
18 March 2020
Why Kenya’s terrorist attack might be the ICC’s saving grace ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes Articles

Why Kenya’s terrorist attack might be the ICC’s saving grace

Business Day By Nicole Fritz SOME commentators, such as Michela Wrong writing in the Financial Times, have suggested that among the casualties in the Westgate attack in Nairobi is the…
Staff Writer
16 November 2017
No surprises with ICC’s finding against South Africa ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice War CrimesInternational Justice War Crimes ArticlesSouth Africa

No surprises with ICC’s finding against South Africa

Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh 06 July 2017 The Daily Maverick There is some disappointment in the ICC’s finding in respect of the absence of a sufficiently harsh penalty against South Africa in the…
Staff Writer
7 July 2017