SA has reportedly indicated that it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC)‚ in a move that critics have said will not bode well for the rule of law. On Friday an Instrument of Withdrawal emerged that was said to have been sent by International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane notifying the United Nations of the country’s intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute. This would take effect "one year after the receipt of the notification". In the letter‚ Mashabane wrote that SA "has found its obligations with respect to the peaceful resolution of conflicts at times are incompatible with the interpretation given by the ICC of obligations contained in the Rome Statute". She noted that "in complex and multifaceted peace negotiations and sensitive post-conflict situations‚ peace and justice must be viewed as complementary and not mutually exclusive". SA was "committed to fight impunity and to bring those who commit atrocities and international c...
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