The extraordinary African Union (AU) summit that has been called to discuss the International Criminal Court (ICC) and possible withdrawal from the Rome Statute is around the corner. While it…
Staff Writer4 October 2013
In a recent SALC report, International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageng noted that the “entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2002 is…
Staff Writer29 August 2013
On the 22nd of May 2013 President Robert Mugabe signed into law Zimbabwe’s new Constitution. The text of the Zimbabwean Constitution places human rights at the heart of the vision for Zimbabwe. The rights…
Staff Writer13 August 2013
The recent decision of South Africa’s Constitutional Court is perhaps a fitting eulogy for the now defunct Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal. Finding that a decision of the SADC Tribunal against…
Staff Writer28 June 2013
Forward by Sanji Mmasenono Monageng, Judge of the International Criminal Court The entry into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in 2002 is likely the most significant event…
Staff Writer24 May 2013
After thirteen SANDF soldiers were killed in the Central African Republic many South Africans sought clarity as to why South African soldiers had been deployed to the CAR and the…
Staff Writer22 May 2013
SALC is pleased to announce the release of Positive Reinforcement: Advocating for International Criminal Justice in Africa. It is intended that Positive Reinforcement be a resource, guide and advocacy tool for African civil…
Staff Writer8 May 2013
A recent report by the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) reveals that more than a quarter of the world’s states provided support to the United States’ secret detention and rendition programmes, adopted in the wake…
Staff Writer11 March 2013
On Friday, 1 March, Judge Ariranga Pillay, former Judge President of the SADC Tribunal, Professor Laurie Nathan of the Centre for Mediation in Africa at the University of Pretoria and…
Staff Writer11 March 2013