regardless of when the crimes

This means that attempts to stop future prosecutions of apartheid-era crimes are essentially dead in the water for three reasons. First, in terms of South Africa’s constitution, customary international law forms part of South African law, and crimes against humanity, including apartheid, are considered core international crimes. Second, the state is obliged to investigate and prosecute international crimes committed in South Africa. Finally, that obligation applies regardless of when the crimes were committed because there is no time limit on prosecuting international crimes. Last month’s ruling sends a powerful message that justice can prevail, even decades later. It came as a result of families’ persistence, prosecutors who (finally) acted on the state’s obligations สล็อตเว็บตรง