Abstract On 11 December 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled that the President’s signature to the 2014 Protocol concerning the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal, which limits the authority of the SADC Tribunal, must be withdrawn. As the Court ventured outside the bounds of domestic law in the case, this paper reads those arguments of the Court grounded in international law from an international law perspective. In doing so, we explore the implications, contributions, and dangers that such jurisprudence might entail for general international law, and the SADC legal regime. We ask a number of questions. Is this a domestic court encroaching on international law? What are the consequences of such a move from an international law perspective? And, what does this imply for the future of the SADC Tribunal, and the functioning of this international organisation in general? Through this internationalist reading of the case, we demonstrate how the Constitutional Court’s use of international law has endangered its own decision, as its positions are not defendable within the discipline of public international law. Therefore, while we agree with the overall outcome of the case, we argue that the Constitutional Court has strewn its own path with unnecessary obstacles and traps.

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布拉姆方丹进军？南非宪法法院对南共体法庭判决的国际主义解读

摘要 2018 年 12 月 11 日，南非宪法法院裁定总统必须撤销总统签署的限制南共体法庭权限的 2014 年《关于南部非洲发展共同体（SADC）法庭的议定书》。由于法院在本案中冒险超出了国内法的范围，本文从国际法的角度解读了法院以国际法为基础的论点。在此过程中，我们探讨了此类判例可能对一般国际法和 SADC 法律制度产生的影响、贡献和危险。我们会问一些问题。这是国内法院侵犯国际法吗？从国际法的角度来看，这样的举动会产生什么后果？而且，这对南共体法庭的未来意味着什么，以及这个国际组织的总体运作情况？通过对案件的这种国际主义解读，我们展示了宪法法院对国际法的使用如何危及它自己的决定，因为它的立场在国际公法的纪律范围内是不可辩护的。因此，虽然我们同意案件的总体结果，但我们认为宪法法院在自己的道路上布满了不必要的障碍和陷阱。