Implementation of the Geneva Conventions Act, 2012

State:South Africa
Date: July 12, 2012
Language:English
Status:Enacted
Version:PDF

Relevant Keywords

Appeal against decision of acquittal or conviction or against sentence - national proceedings
Applicable law
Command responsibility - ICC proceedings
Command responsibility - national proceedings
Fair trial standards
Grave breaches - IAC
Improper use of the emblems of the Geneva Conventions - IAC
Individual criminal responsibility
Jurisdiction
Legal Aid
National penalties - life imprisonment
National penalties - maximum penalty
National penalties - war crimes
Priority of Rome Statute over national law
Provisional arrest
Provisional arrest - release - national proceedings
Provisional arrest for national proceedings
Reduction of national sentence following pre-trial detention - national proceedings
Relationship between Rome Statute and existing or developing rules of international law
Rights during investigation - legal assistance
Rights during trial - adequate preparation of defence
Rights during trial - counsel of accused's choosing
Superior / subordinate relationship (military) - ICC proceedings
Superior / subordinate relationship (military) - national proceedings
Territorial jurisdiction - national proceedings
Universal jurisdiction
War crimes