Courts in South Africa have been sending an unmistakable message to litigants: mandatory mediation is no longer a procedural formality that parties can sidestep
Author: Chris Anu
The last half-decade has been a study in emergency. Mass atrocities, climate harms, maritime flashpoints, and information-age evidence have all crowded the international agenda. Yet, crisis can serve as a catalyst in international law. Nowhere is that catalytic effect clearer than in African States’ and advocates’ pivot towards international adjudication, especially the International Court of…
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