Jurisdiction


The Bashir Case: Has the South African Supreme Court Abolished Immunity for all Heads of States?

Cross-posted from EJIL:Talk!   Earlier this month, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal decided unanimously (see the judgment here) that the South African government had breached its obligations under the South African domestic statute implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), and under the Rome Statute, by failing to arrest and detain for surrender […]