ISS Weekly Issue 167, 2015

ISS Weekly
18 June 2015
 
alBashir
TALKING POINT
What does Pretoria stand to gain from welcoming Bashir?
by Peter Fabricius

The al-Bashir saga draws South Africa into Africa's embrace, but at what cost?

Whether South Africa really had to make such a stark choice this week between its international and domestic legal obligations on the one side, and its commitments to Africa on the other, is a matter of conjecture.
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Press Release
 
Zuma_Bashir
As government backtracks on Bashir, civil society takes action
South Africa's failure to uphold the rule of law in the Bashir matter is tragic for victims of his alleged crimes in Darfur.
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ISS Spotlight
 
Experts meeting
ISS informs the 2016 review of UNSC resolution 1540
A high-level experts' meeting will help shape the global agenda on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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ISS Today
 
FIFA
THINK AGAIN: What the FIFA scandal tells us about international justice
by Simon Allison
The FIFA scandal shows that all too often, international justice is only as strong as the domestic justice in the countries involved.
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Youth
Inadequate education continues to undermine South Africa's youth
by Lauren Tracey
Today, we commemorate young South Africans who fought against an unfair educational system in 1976. But how much has changed since then?
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Zuma_Bashir
THINK AGAIN: Bashir visits SA - and brings a constitutional crisis with him
by Simon Allison
Omar al-Bashir's contentious visit raises more alarm bells for South Africa than it does for the ICC.
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Terror
Peace in an age of terrorism: can the AU achieve Vision 2020?
by Martin Ewi
Prospects for achieving a conflict-free Africa by 2020 depend largely on how well the AU fights the scourge of terrorism.
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Events
 
Religious Radicalism
Is religious radicalism a threat in Côte d'Ivoire?
22 June 2015, Dakar
New research explores the extent of religious radicalism in Côte d'Ivoire from a regional perspective.
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3rd Term
View on Africa: Burundi elections
Briefing notes
The upcoming elections were discussed along with the outcome of the AU summit for the third term debate in Burundi.
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Crime Conf
National and international perspectives on crime, violence reduction and criminal justice
15 - 16 October 2015, Johannesburg
This premier event brings together researchers, academics, policy makers, and practitioners with an interest in criminology and related disciplines.
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Publications
 
PSC Report 70
Rapport sur le Conseil de paix et de sécurité 70
Ce rapport s'intéresse au prochain sommet de l'UA de Johannesburg, à la question de la limitation du nombre de mandats présidentiels et au drame des réfugiés tentant de traverser la mer Méditerranée.
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