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Rule of law in South Africa protects even those who scorn it

Rule of law in South Africa protects even those who scorn it: Lindiwe Sisulu pledges to uphold the constitution before fomer Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng in 2014. GCIS/Flickr Yet another war of words is being waged in South Africa, ostensibly over the role of the courts in delivering the change envisaged in the constitution. As …

How the International Criminal Court can survive Russian and African scorn

How the International Criminal Court can survive Russian and African scorn: Russia has announced it will “unsign” the statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which its Foreign Ministry says has “failed to meet the expectations to become a truly independent, authoritative international tribunal”. Its decision comes after three African countries began the process of …