Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - New AU chairman Robert Mugabe says Africa must pull out of the ICC seconded by Uhuru

i also had in mind, when i cited the admirable figure of rulers who
accepted transition, stepping down, nyarere, and, now that i think of
it, for which he was most highly praised, as if it mattered most,
mandela. but of course, it shouldn't be such a big deal; it should be
normal.
i've always been told that habyarimana was a pretty decent ruler when he
came to power. after 20 years, and owing his longevity to this or that
party, he acceded to antidemocratic rule.
moses has written intelligently about us seeking to craft some system
that works better than winner-take-all, and i agree the manner in which
people can express their voice in constructing a democratic rule need
not take only one form.
but the balance of power, in today's world, is undone when one ruler,
one clique, stays in power indefinitely, . leading to the unseating of
democratic procedures, and inevitably, representative government.
power eats power, and we all suffer. so while the ruler dies in bed,
the writer is hung with 8 others.
consider the list, biya, nguema,
ken

On 2/1/15 4:58 PM, kenneth harrow wrote:
> of course, once an exceptionalism is claimed, the universal principle
> is wrecked. the u.s. doesn't want its soldiers to be held accountable
> to non-u.s actors, the attitude of an imperial power. african nations
> do not have the power of imperial nations, and seek an exceptionalism
> for a local power, a local ruler whose own abuses of power he or she
> doesn't want to be held accountable for. that means, since an outside
> judicial court can't be used, since a local ruler can snub his nose at
> a court that lac,ks powers of enforcement, that the ruler will be have
> to be held accountable by the next ruler. thus mugabe or kagame or
> kabila or nkurunziza etc will try to hold on to power forever. even
> nixon tried to change the 2-term rule when he was riding high, before
> watergate.
> the truly admirable presidents then would be those who respected the
> constitutional process and acceded to the requirement to step down.
> diouf, over wade who tried t circumvent it with his son. isn't the
> nigerian model of this refusal the babangida refusal to accept the
> election of abiola? and all the nightmare that followed.
> ken
>
> On 2/1/15 4:49 PM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) wrote:
>> The US refuses to join because its politicians are above
>> international law- a certain exceptionalism.
>> So I guess African countries can claim the same.
>>
>> It would have been nice to have all
>> countries in the world submit to an impartial court.
>> I agree.
>>
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>> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - New AU chairman Robert
>> Mugabe says Africa must pull out of the ICC seconded by Uhuru
>>
>> there is a certain irony here. kenyatta who got off from the charges
>> against him in the ICC now tells us to ditch the court, and that he
>> would pay for it.
>> international justice is a fragile thing. from our end, here in the
>> u.s., we ought to lobby the u.s. to join to, to submit to its
>> authority. even if it has applied its justice unevenly it is actually
>> a crucial improvement in our world, where otherwise we have no means
>> other than pure force to punish people who commit crimes against
>> humanity.
>> maybe one day the u.n. will have real teeth, the icc will have
>> enforcement mechanisms, and we will no longer see national leaders
>> kill their opposition with impunity.
>> meanwhile, all we can do is lobby.
>> ken
>> On 2/1/15 12:24 PM, msjoe21st via USA Africa Dialogue Series wrote:
>>
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>>
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>> New AU chairman Robert Mugabe says Africa must pull out of the ICC,
>> Uhuru pledges a million dollars for African Court
>>
>> SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2015 - 00:00 -- BY PSCU
>>
>> President Uhuru Kenyatta issues a statement on the International
>> Criminal Court (ICC) during the closing of the 24th Ordinary Session
>> of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union
>> at AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Photo/PSCU
>>
>> The new African Union chairman Robert Mugabe said today that Africa
>> must pull out of the International Criminal Court.
>>
>> It must be on the agenda of next AU Summit in June in South Africa,
>> said Mugabe who is also the President of Zimbabwe.
>>
>> President Mugabe spoke during the closing ceremony of the 24th AU
>> summit which ended in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday.
>>
>> Mugabe proposal came on the heels of yet another initiative by the AU
>> member states to establish an African Court of Justice and Human
>> Rights to handle African cases currently referred to the ICC , at the
>> Hague, Netherlands.
>>
>> President Uhuru Kenyatta earlier said the establishment of the
>> proposed African Court of Justice and Human Rights is now unstoppable
>> and announced Kenya's commitment of one million dollars for the new
>> judicial institution.
>>
>> The President said Africa is poised to establish a broader African
>> transitional justice policy framework and an African Court of Justice
>> to handle all criminal cases from Africa currently referred to the
>> International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague, Netherlands.
>>
>> The Head of State said he has already signed the Malabo Protocol on
>> the African Court before the necessary instruments are transmitted to
>> parliament for ratification.
>>
>> http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/new-au-chairman-robert-mugabe-says-africa-must-pull-out-icc-uhuru-pledges-million-dollars.
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