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African nations and the International Criminal Court : the real motives behind withdrawal
International Affairs Medium blog, 28 novembre 2016
On 20 October 2016, South Africa became the first nation to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Burundi followed on 27 October ; Gambia on 10 November. Others could follow suit. This is unprecedented in the history of international criminal justice. Russia’s announcement of its withdrawal on 16 November, on the other hand, following the publication of an ICC’s preliminary report into the 2014 annexation of Crimea, is not the real news story. Having signed but not ratified the statute, it was never a real member of the court. How then can this ‘Afrexit’ be explained ? Why are African countries in particular leaving the ICC ?
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