Max Du Plessis
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Prof Max du Plessis is Professor, Nelson Mandela University and University of Cape Town, Associate Member, Doughty Street Chambers, London.
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The Putin-South Africa arrest warrant saga: A tale of the shrinking world of an accused war criminal
Since March of this year, the travel plans of one particular accused war criminal have been the subject of much speculation and legal debate. On 17 March 2023, the ICC announced that it had issued an arrest warrant for President Putin (and one of his officials – Ms Lvova-Belova). This, unsurprisingly, occasioned world-wide interest and attention. One focus…
The ICC’s immunity debate – the need for finality
In a judgment given last month, on 6 July, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confronted the vexed legal question of immunities for heads of state who are alleged to have committed international crimes. It did so in a case involving South Africa’s failure to arrest President Bashir of Sudan when he…
A case of negative regional complementarity? Giving the African Court of Justice and Human Rights Jurisdiction over International Crimes
August 27, 2012
Max Du Plessis
Max du Plessis, Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. He is an Associate Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban; Senior Research Associate, International Crime in Africa Programme, Institute for Security Studies; and a Barrister, South Africa. At their latest African Union (AU) Assembly meeting, held in July, African…
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The Putin-South Africa arrest warrant saga: A tale of the shrinking world of an accused war criminal
Since March of this year, the travel plans of one particular accused war criminal have been the subject of much speculation and legal debate. On 17 March 2023, the ICC announced that it had issued an arrest warrant for President Putin (and one of his officials – Ms Lvova-Belova). This, unsurprisingly, occasioned world-wide interest and attention. One focus…
The ICC’s immunity debate – the need for finality
In a judgment given last month, on 6 July, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confronted the vexed legal question of immunities for heads of state who are alleged to have committed international crimes. It did so in a case involving South Africa’s failure to arrest President Bashir of Sudan when he…
A case of negative regional complementarity? Giving the African Court of Justice and Human Rights Jurisdiction over International Crimes
August 27, 2012
Max Du Plessis
Max du Plessis, Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict. He is an Associate Professor, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban; Senior Research Associate, International Crime in Africa Programme, Institute for Security Studies; and a Barrister, South Africa. At their latest African Union (AU) Assembly meeting, held in July, African…