Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has appeared at the International Criminal Court, accused of crimes against humanity. The 79-year-old appeared in the Netherlands via video link on Friday. His lawyer said he was suffering from "debilitating medical issues...
Under s1 of the Perjury Act 1911; The Perjury Act 1911 is the legislation which applies to deliberately misleading information produced to a Court or proceeding in any form.), it is an offense for a lawfully sworn witness or interpreter in judicial proceedings willfully to make a statement, ma...
the above-named accused, conspiring, confederating and mutually helping once another, committing the offense in relation to their office and in grave abuse thereof, with intent to kill, did then and there willfully, unlawfully
The Republic of the Philippines objected to the order on the ground that the embassy's account was not subject to German jurisdiction. The Amtsgericht suspended the enforcement proceedings and referred the question to the Bundesverfassungsgericht (the German Federal Constitutional Court). The chapter ...
Among others, these methods of non-compliance and non-cooperation include refusing to comply with arrest warrants, attacking the legitimacy of the institutions, declining to take part in the proceedings, defying orders, and rejecting judgments. President Trump’s recent Executive Order (EO) targeting...
Concerning theInternational Criminal Court, Plachta discussed the Philippine government’s cutting contact with the ICC over the “war on drugs” investigation as well as the ICC Appeal Chamber authorizing the investigation on drug war killings in the Philippines. Maghsoodnia discussed the ICC’s addr...
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The stakes have never been higher when it comes to legal proceedings that cross international borders. As a professional navigating these complex waters, understanding the pivotal role of translation accuracy can significantly influence your court's success. A poorly translated legal document can be ...
The distinction between incorporated and unincorporated territories was first adopted by a majority of the Court in Dorr v. United States, 195 U. S. 138 (1904); the Court sustained the refusal of the territorial government of the Philippines to seek indictments by grand jury or afford petit ...
The Court of Appeal denied the Appellant’s attempts to avoid the stay and to retain the security, rejecting the Appellant’s argument that it would lose a juridical advantage in the form of the security if proceedings were stayed. The Court was of the view that this w...