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Domestic Legislation | Resources and Links





Domestic legislation for serious crimes under international law

Crimes

Crime of Aggression

No provision

Crimes Against Humanity

No provision

Genocide

No provision

War Crimes

  • The Baphalali Swaziland Red Cross Society Act, 1969. (Act No. 41 of 1970)

  • The Geneva Conventions Act (Colonial Territories) Order in Council, 1959. UK Statutory Instruments, 1959, No. 1301, London.
    [This Order would be in force according to Section 268 -Chapter XIX "Transitional Provisions"- of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland, 26 July 2005]


    Jurisdiction

  • See s. 2 of: The Geneva Conventions Act (Colonial Territories) Order in Council, 1959. UK Statutory Instruments, 1959, No. 1301, London.

    International Criminal Court

    Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: The Kingdom of Swaziland is not a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

  • Resources and Links

  • The Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland. (Act No. 001 of 2005)
    Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Jul17]. [External Link to pdf document]

  • The Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland Act, 2005. (Act No. 001 of 2005)
    Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA), University of Pretoria, South Africa. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Jul17]. [External Link to pdf document]

  • Crimes Act. Act No. 6 of 1889.
    Organisation of South African Law Libraries (OSALL). [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Jul17]. [External Link to pdf document]

  • The Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act. (Act. 67/1938)
    Swaziland Anti-Corruption Commision. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26JulMay17]. [External Link to pdf document]

  • The Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act. (Act. 67/1938)
    Organisation of South African Law Libraries (OSALL). [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Jul17]. [External Link to pdf document]

  • Laws of Swaziland.
    Swazi Legal Information Institute. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Jul17]. [External Link]

  • Supreme Court decisions.
    Swazi Legal Information Institute. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Jul17]. [External Link]

  • High Court decisions.
    Swazi Legal Information Institute. [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Jul17]. [External Link]

  • Swazi Legal Information Institute.
    [ENG]. [Last accessed 26Jul17]. [External Link]

  • The Southern African Legal Information Institute.
    [ENG]. [Last accessed 25Jul17]. [External Link]

  • List of International Humanitarian Law Treaties to which Swaziland is a State party. [ENG]
    (International Committee of the Red Cross). [ENG] [Last accessed 26Jul17] [External Link]