Ongoing Cases
South Africa hears historic class action for lead poisoning launched by Zambian children and women
South Africa hears historic class action for lead poisoning launched by Zambian children and women.
The Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen: Landmark judgment for the prosecution of sexual and gender-based crimes at the ICC
On 15 December 2022, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) delivered its judgment in the case of The Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen. SALC and Prof. Bonita Meyersfeld…
Completed Cases
Revocation of VISA to a convicted Dutch war criminal: Augustinus Maria Kouwenhoven
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre has filed an application requesting the Western Cape High Court to cancel the visa of convicted arms trafficker and war criminal Augustinus Maria Kouwenhoven. Kouwenhoven…
South Africa: Amicus curiae in Law Society of South Africa case challenging SA signing of new SADC Tribunal protocol
SALC was admitted as amicus curiae in the matter of the Law Society of South Africa and others vs the President and Others. At the hearing SALC made submissions pertaining to relevant international and…
STATEMENT: ICC refuses all African submissions in respect of The Hashemite Republic of Jordan’s Failure to cooperate with the ICC to arrest President Al Bashir BEFORE the Appeals Chamber
On 29 April 2018, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) jointly with Professor Bonita Meyersfeld, filed an application for leave to make amicus curiae submissions in the case of The…
Resources
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…
Back to old habits? South African arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Mail&Guardian By Atilla Kisla Following illegal and unethical arms trades to countries with very poor human rights records under apartheid, democratic South Africa established a legal framework so that the…