South Africa’s High Court [official website] on Wednesday blocked [judgment] the government’s attempt to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website]. High Court Judge Phineas Mojapelo found that the “decision by the national executive to deliver the notice of withdrawal of South Africa from the Rome Statute of the ICC without prior parliamentary approval is unconstitutional and invalid.”Justice Minister Michael Masutha said the denial was mostly procedural. Masutha went on to say that this ruling merely amounted to a delay and that it would not stop [Reuters report] the government’s bid to withdraw. READ MORE OF THIS REPORTSOURCE: News Now/ http://www.jurist.org(Visited 3 times, 1 visits today)Commentscomments

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