MANILA, Philippines—Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has tapped international criminal and humanitarian law expert Peter Haynes as his new lead counsel, replacing Nicholas Kaufman. Haynes has represented at least two high-profile clients before the International Criminal Court…
MANILA, Philippines — Before leaving the defense of team of former President Rodrigo Duterte, Nicholas Kaufman, in one of his final contributions, asked a trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reconsider Duterte’s request for…
MANILA, Philippines — Nicholas Kaufman has decided to step down as the head of the legal team of former President Rodrigo Duterte in his crimes against humanity case in the International Criminal Court (ICC). But before he…
The Supreme Court has declared void former President Rodrigo Duterte’s dismissal of Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang, stating that the former president lacked the disciplinary authority to do so.…
MANILA, Philippines — The Appeals Chamber has affirmed the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the crimes against humanity case of former President Rodrigo Duterte, effectively closing the door on questions surrounding one of the…
MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) will present on April 22 its judgment on the appeal of former President Rodrigo Duterte challenging the jurisdiction of Pre-Trial Chamber I. In a scheduling order released on Maundy…
MANILA – The International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber has rejected the appeal of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s camp seeking for his interim release from detention. The appellate court upheld the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I’s Jan. 26 decision…
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands — After skipping the confirmation of charges hearing, former President Rodrigo Duterte also asked the Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) that he be allowed to also miss the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — For Cebu Gov. Pamela Baricuatro, former President Rodrigo Duterte “should be home with his family” and does not deserve to be detained and tried before the International Criminal Court (ICC), as she addressed…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Lead defense lawyer Nick Kaufman told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that the prosecution “cherry-picked” examples of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “bombastic rhetoric” and that his client’s words were never intended to incite…
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court charged Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, but said the cases involving dozens of victims were only a fraction of the actual death toll during…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Human rights lawyer Joel Butuyan, speaking for the victims, said the families of those killed in the drug war continue to live in fear that justice may slip away if the charges against…
