South Africa's Disappointment with the International Criminal Court: The Unfair Treatment of African People Caused an End to Cooperation.

This paper argues that South Africa ignored the International Criminal Court's orders in 2015 and made plans to withdraw from the Rome Statute because the indictments of the leaders of Sudan, Libya, and Kenya violated international law regarding immunity for heads of state; the ICC is a political tool used to target Africa; the United States colludes with its European allies to control the ICC despite not being a signatory to the Rome Statute; the ICC prosecutes African people while ignoring similar crimes committed by others; and the history of racism and colonialism cause Africa to be skeptical of the intentions of Western nations that influence the ICC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]