SA's withdrawal from International Criminal Court unconstitutional and invalid‚ rules Pretoria High Court

The High Court in Pretoria has found the government’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is unconstitutional and invalid.

Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo on Wednesday ordered that the notice of withdrawal be withdrawn.

South Africa’s decision to withdraw from the Rome Statute‚ which established the ICC‚ was met with an outcry and was immediately and urgently challenged in court by the DA‚ supported by a number of non-government organisations.