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ICC sets deadline to submit observations on Duterte challenge of jurisdiction
ICC sets deadline to submit observations on Duterte challenge of jurisdiction
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Published May 09, 2025 01:26 PM PHT
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Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s initial appearance before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court, March 14, 2025. ICC/File
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s initial appearance before Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court, March 14, 2025. ICC/FileMANILA — The International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber I, which is handling the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte, is giving prosecutors and public counsel until June 9 to submit written observations on the defense’s challenge of the court’s jurisdiction.
MANILA — The International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber I, which is handling the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte, is giving prosecutors and public counsel until June 9 to submit written observations on the defense’s challenge of the court’s jurisdiction.
Duterte lawyers Nicholas Kaufman and Dov Jacobs on May 1 challenged the ICC’s jurisdiction over alleged extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs , saying the Philippines was not “a State Party at the time of the exercise of jurisdiction.”
Duterte lawyers Nicholas Kaufman and Dov Jacobs on May 1 challenged the ICC’s jurisdiction over alleged extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs , saying the Philippines was not “a State Party at the time of the exercise of jurisdiction.”
In an order by presiding judge Judge Iulia Antoanella Motoc, the pre-trial chamber noted that under the rules of procedure, it has the authority to allow prosecutors and representatives of victims to submit observations in jurisdiction proceedings.
In an order by presiding judge Judge Iulia Antoanella Motoc, the pre-trial chamber noted that under the rules of procedure, it has the authority to allow prosecutors and representatives of victims to submit observations in jurisdiction proceedings.
“In view of the foregoing, the Chamber hereby finds it appropriate that the Prosecution and the OPCV submit their written observations on the Challenge, if any, by no later than Monday, 9 June 2025,” the order reads.
“In view of the foregoing, the Chamber hereby finds it appropriate that the Prosecution and the OPCV submit their written observations on the Challenge, if any, by no later than Monday, 9 June 2025,” the order reads.
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Pre-Trial Chamber I also ordered the court’s Victims Participation and Reparations Section to give the Office of Public Counsel for Victims — the unit created to provide support and legal representation for victims — “the necessary information about potential victims who have already communicated with the Court in relation to the present case as well as any necessary assistance to contact such victims.”
Pre-Trial Chamber I also ordered the court’s Victims Participation and Reparations Section to give the Office of Public Counsel for Victims — the unit created to provide support and legal representation for victims — “the necessary information about potential victims who have already communicated with the Court in relation to the present case as well as any necessary assistance to contact such victims.”
Supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte brought food including cakes for picnics outside the ICC detention facility on March 28, 2025 — the politician's 80th birthday. Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News
Supporters of former president Rodrigo Duterte brought food including cakes for picnics outside the ICC detention facility on March 28, 2025 — the politician's 80th birthday. Rose Eclarinal, ABS-CBN News Duterte is being held by the ICC in the Netherlands for a case of the alleged crime against humanity of murder over alleged extrajudicial killings in his administration’s flagship war on drugs.
Duterte is being held by the ICC in the Netherlands for a case of the alleged crime against humanity of murder over alleged extrajudicial killings in his administration’s flagship war on drugs.
The government has acknowledged more than 7,000 deaths in anti-narcotics operations in the bloody campaign that supporters maintain was necessary and was good for the Philippines.
The government has acknowledged more than 7,000 deaths in anti-narcotics operations in the bloody campaign that supporters maintain was necessary and was good for the Philippines.
— Jonathan de Santos, ABS-CBN News
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