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South Africa Formally Applies to Quit International Criminal Court

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday October 22 2016, @06:06PM   Printer-friendly
from the justice-isn't-being-served dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

South Africa has formally requested to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to a document seen by Reuters news agency on Thursday.

The move comes as several African countries have expressed concern that The Hague-based court has tried mostly African leaders.

Last year, South Africa said it planned to exit ICC after it faced criticism for not arresting Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is accused of genocides and war crimes, when he visited the country.

"The Republic of South Africa has found that its obligations with respect to the peaceful resolution of conflicts at times are incompatible with the interpretation given by the International Criminal Court," according to the document.

[...] The ICC, which opened in July 2002 and has 124 member states, is the first legal body with permanent international jurisdiction to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Another African country, Burundi, appeared set to become the first county to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the 1998 treaty establishing the global court, after its parliament voted last week to leave.

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday October 22 2016, @06:50PM

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Saturday October 22 2016, @06:50PM (#417630) Homepage

    " I'ma say this and I'ma end mine. If you ain't down, for the Africans here, period point-blank. If you ain't down for the ones that suffered in South Africa from apartheid and shit, dammit, you need to step your punk ass to the side and let us brothers, and us Africans, step in and start puttin' some foot up that ass! "

    Break 'em off some
    I got my finger on the trigger, some niggas wonder why
    But livin' in the city, it's do-or-die

    Dem wonder why me violent and no really understand
    For de reason why me take me law in me own hand
    Me not out for peace and me not Rodney Kang
    De gun goes click, me gun goes bang
    Dem riot in Compton and dem riot in Long Beach
    Dem riot in L.A. cause dem no really wanna see
    Niggas start to loot and police start to shoot
    Lock us down at seven o'clock, barricades us like Beirut
    Me don't show no love cause it's us against dem
    Dem never ever love me cause it's sport to break dem
    And kill, at my own risk, if I may
    To lay, to spray, with my AK, and put it to rest

    How many niggas is ready to loot?

    " That's what they told us today -- In other words, you still a slave no matter how much money you got, you still ain't shit "

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @07:01PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @07:01PM (#417632)

    Surprise. Racist is a closet rap lover.
    Actually, not a surprise at all. Love and hate, they are two faces of the same coin.

    • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @07:06PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 22 2016, @07:06PM (#417634)

      And for the next unsurprising reveal: Frequent patron of hookers of a certain persuasion...