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In mid-2015 the German Foreign Office after decades of denial seemingly acceded, in a very informal way, to labelling what had happened in South West Africa as genocide, is now backtracking.
Under the Rome Statute, court ordered reparations are available to victims after the accused is found guilty. In the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, this involves over 5,000 victims.
Former commander of the Bosnian Serb army Ratko Mladic has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Survivors of the atrocities have today welcomed the long-awaited news.
The coup in Zimbabwe means Mugabe’s long and disastrous presidency is finally over. The questions that remain are the precise details and mechanics of the deal which secures his departure.
Factions within South Africa’s ANC nostalgically point to the example of Oliver Reginald Tambo whose seen as an exemplar of integrity, personifying an ideal leader who served the party selflessly.
Inquests into atrocities committed under apartheid are important because many South Africans are beginning to question whether justice was done under the country’s truth and reconciliation process.
It seems the culprits in a “cash-for-kills” scheme that claimed thousands of lives might find a way to wriggle out of the peace process.
The effects of President Mugabe’s post-independence security clampdown that led to the murder of between 10 000 and 20 000 Zimbabweans, known as the Matabeleland massacre, continue to be felt.
Establishing what happened to lost relatives and brutalised populations is a moral imperative.
The trial of Chad’s former dictator could provide a template for prosecutions of other African despots. Its success could be seen as a victory for African justice over international approaches.
South Africa’s withdrawal from the ICC could have mere symbolic value. The country will continue to have obligations to binding decisions taken by the UN Security Council – including those pertaining to the court.
When will the news media learn that by making atrocities seem special and memorable, they are playing into the killer’s game?
The commitment of African countries and the African Union in bringing the trial of former Chadian strongman Hissène Habré to fruition is unprecedented.
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Professor in Political Science, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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PhD Candidate, Kent Law School, University of Kent
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Teaching Fellow in Law, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Historical and Heritage Studies, University of Pretoria
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Associate Lecturer in Development Studies, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor in International Law, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Professor in International Law, NRF Research Chair in International Law, University of Johannesburg
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Director of the Leaders of Africa Institute and Research Affiliate with Davidson College, Davidson College
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Scientia Professor, UNSW
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Researcher and founder member of the History Workshop, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chair in Feminist Media Studies, University of Strathclyde