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TheCapeGreek ◴[] No.39146526[source]
I usually refrain from making much political commentary.

I will say this: SA is a deeply troubled country, but for once I think the ruling government has actually done a good thing by pursuing this.

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timcobb ◴[] No.39147305[source]
> South Africa asks ICC to exempt it from Putin arrest

https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN2YY1E6/

SA does not really present itself as an earnest or true actor in the sphere oh human rights.

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1. dragonwriter ◴[] No.39148628[source]
> SA does not really present itself as an earnest or true actor in the sphere oh human rights.

Adversarial justice systems are an approach to dealing with the fact that individual actors in a system (including states in the international system) tend to be self-interested rather than earnest or true consistent advocates of the notional rules of the system.