Assignment
Part 1 : This question will help you practice an analysis of policy options, which you are going to do with your topic for the final paper. Read the situation described below, and answer the questions. (You can also read the two articles on the course blackboard website for a quick overview of what happened.)
The International Criminal Court issued orders for the arrest of Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on charges of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide (on all three!), but he has evaded such orders so far.
This past June, he made headlines by "freely" visiting South Africa for an African Union summit despite those orders, and South Africa was heavily criticized by many for letting him do so. Now, let's assume that
1) it is before the summit, and that
2) you are an advisor to those decision-makers in South Africa, so you need to recommend what the government should do regarding this situation.
Question 1. Evaluate these policy options (in other words, discuss benefits and costs of each policy option).
1) Trying to stop him from visiting South Africa (such as threatening to arrest him/ not giving him visa.)
2) Letting him in and arresting him.
3) Respecting immunity that is given to all summit participants (so, letting him in and not arresting him).
Question 2. As an advisor, what would you recommend and why? Do you have any other ideas? If so, please explain your option(s).
Part 2 :
1) Provide an outline for your final paper with a brief explanation for each part (e.g. what you want to discuss in each part)
2) List at least three scholarly sources you are planning to use for the paper.
Resources :
Article 1 : Sudan, South Africa and the future of the International Criminal Court in Africa By Mark Kersten
Article 2 : Should South Africa have arrested Sudan’s president?By Mark Kersten