National Commissioner of The South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another (CCT 02/14) [2014] ZACC 30

4th November 2014

National Commissioner of The South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another (CCT 02/14) [2014] ZACC 30

Summary:

Section 205(3) of the Constitution — South African Police Service — duty to investigate crime

Section 231(4) of the Constitution — domestication of international agreements

Section 232 of the Constitution — application of customary international law

Section 4(3)(c) of the Implementation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court Act 27 of 2002 — presence of an accused for the purposes of an investigation

Universal jurisdiction — application — limiting principles