Stalingrad legal defense

The Stalingrad legal defense is a strategy usually used by a defendant to wear down the plaintiff or legal proceedings by appealing every ruling that is unfavorable to the defendant and using whatever other means possible to delay proceedings. Typically a meritorious case is not presented by the defendant.[1][2] The term comes from the World War II era Battle of Stalingrad[1] where the Soviet Union won the battle by wearing down attacking German forces over the course of 5 months.

A notable use of this legal defense strategy was by former South African president Jacob Zuma in attempting to avoid giving testimony before the Zondo Commission into state corruption. Zuma used a number of legal challenges, medical delays, and other means to allegedly attempt to cause the commission to run out of time before he would have to appear before it.[3][4]

References
  1. "Stalingrad Defense Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc". definitions.uslegal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  2. "Using Stalingrad Tactics To Delay Justice". Judges Matter. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. Town, Bill Corcoran in Cape. "Zuma employing 'Stalingrad defence' as legal stalling strategy". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. Powell, Cathleen. "South African judge has refused to step down from corruption probe: this was the right call". The Conversation. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
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