South African government appeal Bashir ruling

The South African government is asking the Supreme Court of Appeal to overturn an earlier ruling against it, over its failure to arrest the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

You can watch the court proceedings live on ENCA.

President Bashir attended an African Union summit in South Africa last year, but was allowed to leave, despite being sought by the International Criminal Court for crimes allegedly committed in Darfur.

President Bashir, centre, getting ready for a photograph during the AU summit

A court ruled that the South African government had not fulfilled its constitutional duties as an ICC signatory.

The government maintained Mr Bashir was protected by diplomatic immunity while visiting the summit. 

The BBC's Milton Nkosi explains the background to the case in this article:

Why South Africa let Sudan's Bashir escape justice