INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Not all roads lead to the Rome Statute but Africa does need paths of justice
The focus on certain leaders ignores inclusive conflict resolution and collective responsibility for reconstruction, writes Siyabulela Gebe
Joel Netshitenzhe, a member of the ANC’s national executive committee, often makes this point: "That SA is a noisy republic is a trait of which we should be proud." However, as is frequently the case with noisy places and people, one would be hard pressed to find substance and quality debate. The debate around the South African government’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) has generated as much "noise" as the crisis in higher education. The reality, though, is that an opportunity is being lost for constructive and critical engagement on these vitally important issues. There is no doubt that both sides of the argument regarding the South African government’s decisions to withdraw from the ICC are worth engaging. Those in support of the country remaining a signatory to the Rome Statute raise valid and cogent arguments about what they see as entrenching a culture of impunity that has taken root over decades around the continent. This argument is backed, correctly,...
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