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Rome Statute   South Africa signed on 17 July 1998 and ratified on 27 November 2000, becoming the 23rd State Party.
Agreement on Privileges and Immunities South Africa has not signed the APIC.
Bilateral Immunity Agreement Publicly rejected BIA agreement.
Implementing Legislation South Africa has some form of enacted implementing legislation.

South Africa has enacted legislation implementing only complementarity obligations.

The enacted legislation is available on the South African Government Information: Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act 27 of 2002
Membership Commonwealth, Southern African Development Community (SADC), African Union
Last Updated 12 Jan 2009
Archive of all Documents on this Subject
Enacted Legislation
AuthorDate and Title
South Africa
04 July 2001
Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act, 2002
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Government and Inter-governmental Documents
AuthorDate and Title
Council of European Union
11 Sept 2009
Second South Africa-European Union Summit
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South Africa
24 Nov 2006
Statement by South Africa delivered by Ambassador Hlengiwe B. Mkhize during the Fifth ASP General Debate
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South Africa, on behalf of African Member States to the ICC
09 Oct 2006
Statement by South Africa, on behalf of the African Member States to the ICC, during the 61st General Assembly plenary meeting on Agenda Item 74: The ICC
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Mr. Sivuyile Maqungo, Representative on the International Criminal Court, Permanent Mission of South
14 Oct 2004
Statement by South Africa during the meeting of the 6th Committee of the 59th General Assembly, on Agenda Item 146: The International Criminal Court, held at UN headquarters in New York
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South Africa
12 June 2003
Statement by H.E. Ambassador Dumisani Kumalo, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the UN, at the UN Security Council open debate on the Proposed Renewal of the Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1422 (New York, USA)
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Conference Reports and Declarations
AuthorDate, Title and Summary
Africa Legal Aid (AFLA)
19 Nov 2004
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Narrative Report from the "Pan African Judicial Colloquium: The African Human Rights System and the International Criminal Court"
Johannesburg, South Africa -- Pan African Judicial Colloquium: The African Human Rights System and the International Criminal Court, organized by Africa Legal Aid. For more information, visit:www.afla.unimaas.nl
African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
02 May 2002
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Resolution on the Ratification of the Rome State of the International Criminal Court adopted by OAU Member States at the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
Pretoria, South Africa -- 31st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
NGO Media Statements
AuthorTitleDate
CICC
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Press Briefing in Johannesburg: Celebrating Ten Years of the Rome Statute
 15 July 2008
Audio Visual Resources
AuthorTitleDate
South Africa
 8990|8991
Informal comments to the Media by the Permanent Representative of the South Africa, H.E. Mr. Dumisani Shadrack Kumalo, on the situation in Sudan, including Art 16.
 29 July 2008