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Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – May 2026
Jack Garden
22 February 2017
Court Orders South African Government to Revoke ICC Withdrawal Notice
The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the South African Government’s attempt to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) was ‘invalid’ and that the approval of Parliament is required.
21 February 2017
International Criminal Law – A month in review – January 2017
International Crime News Review for January 2017
16 February 2017
Brexit, Europol, and Euro-specifics
Since the Government’s publication of its Brexit White Paper, we appear to be inching closer to the Article 50 trigger and the grand reveal of the Government’s cards which have been kept so close to its chest. In the White Paper, we learn that Brexit now means exit and a new partnership.
2 February 2017
African Union encourages African nations to revoke jurisdiction of International Criminal Court
At the start of February 2017 it was reported that a summit of African Union (AU) member states passed a non-binding resolution supporting a "strategy of collective withdrawal" from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The news follows last year’s announcements by South Africa, Gambia and Burundi to leave the ICC, and indications given previously by Kenya of its intention to do the same.
13 April 2016
Mutual Recognition, Mutual Trust? Detention conditions and deferring an EAW
Prison conditions in other member states often fall well short of required standards, particularly in the context of worsening economic conditions. An eagerly awaited decision was made last week, 5 April, by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which confirmed that the execution of a European arrest warrant (EAW) must be deferred if there is a real risk of inhuman or degrading treatment because of the conditions of detention of the person concerned in the Member State where the warrant was issued.