'SA unlikely to pull out of ICC after Al-Bashir ruling'
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A legal expert doubts South Africa will pull out of the International Criminal Court following yesterday's Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruling in the Omar Al-Bashir saga.
The SCA dismissed the State's appeal against a High Court ruling that government's failure to arrest the Sudanese President was inconsistent with its constitutional duties.
Malcolm Lutge says South Africa was obliged to arrest Al-Bashir because of the country's ICC membership. The ICC wants him to stand trial for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes in Darfur.
The SCA dismissed the State's appeal against a High Court ruling that government's failure to arrest the Sudanese President was inconsistent with its constitutional duties.
Malcolm Lutge says South Africa was obliged to arrest Al-Bashir because of the country's ICC membership. The ICC wants him to stand trial for crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes in Darfur.
