Nil ICC obligation
The ICC has no enforceable jurisdictional claim over Filipino nationals that the Philippine state is domestically obligated to honor.
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The ICC has no enforceable jurisdictional claim over Filipino nationals that the Philippine state is domestically obligated to honor.
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The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that courts must apply mitigating and aggravating circumstances in reckless imprudence cases involving motor vehicles, a decision…
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Mamamayang Liberal Partylist Rep. Leila de Lima on Monday questioned the government’s handling of high-profile fugitives following the controversial “escape”…
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Topacio warned that enforcing an ICC warrant without domestic court recognition would violate Dela Rosa’s constitutional right to travel.
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Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday clarified that no final decision has been made regarding acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao…
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The International Criminal Court can tap the 125 state parties to the Rome Statute to enforce the warrant against Senator Bato de la Rosa in case he flees the…
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The Philippines lost an estimated P141 billion in government revenue over the past two years due to the booming illicit tobacco market, with illegal e-vapes…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has clarified that courts must apply the rules on mitigating and aggravating circumstances in cases of reckless imprudence…
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Long before the International Criminal Court (ICC) became a flashpoint in Philippine politics, and before the country’s most combustible impeachment battles…
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has opened an investigation into allegations that cops escorted Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa out of the Senate compound in…
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The debate over Duterte’s health has drawn comparisons to the case of Félicien Kabuga, who died earlier this month while in detention in The Hague.
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Before Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano can worry about being charged with obstruction of justice, he may first have to survive growing rumblings of a…
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The filing marked the clearest signal yet that the administration is prepared to cooperate with the ICC despite the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome…
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Under Section 281 of the 1997 NIRC, prescription for criminal offenses where the commission of the violation is not known shall begin to run from its discovery.
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The government must decide whether it intends to lead events or merely react to them after the damage has already been done.
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The law cannot be used as an instrument by one who knowingly violated it in the first place.
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The government, through the Office of the Solicitor General, has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss motions filed by Senator Ronald dela Rosa…
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