EFF's Malema accuses some global legal institution of Western bias

JOHANNESBURG - Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has accused some global legal institutions of being biased in favour of Western countries, putting the global south at a disadvantage.

Malema made the comments at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference in Enugu on Sunday, where he addressed the country’s legal practitioners, policymakers, judges, academics and international guests.

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He said that the perceived slow pace by the International Court of Justice to make a judgment on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel was telling.

"International law is swift and ruthless when prosecuting leaders of the global south and yet hesitant and cautious when dealing with crimes committed by Western powers and their allies. This is hypocrisy we must name without fear."

He said that legal organisations in Africa must not accept double standards on international laws.

"If the so-called international community is unwilling to deliver justice in real time, then Africa must advance its own court, its own tribunals, its own instruments of solidarity and protection."