A South African court has ruled that the decision of the South African Government to withdraw from the International Criminal Court ICC is not only unconstitutional but irrational and procedural flawed.
Judge Phinehas Mojapelo gave the ruling on Wednesday in Pretoria, the country’s administrative headquarters ordering that government should revoke it.
South African government had in October last year announced its withdrawal from the ICC on the ground that its membership hamper it efforts towards resolving African conflicts.
he major opposition party, Democratic Alliance dragged the government to court alleging that government acted unconstitutionally by not seeking approval from the parliament.
The court therefore ruled that the move was “unconstitutional, irrational and procedurally flawed,”
The court noted that the power to coordinated matters as regards treaties rest on the Executive but must get approval from the parliament before doing so.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that South Africa is not the only country that have announced to exit the ICC, Burundi and Gambia in the days of Yahaya Jameh has announced to leave.