Duterte withdrew the Philippines from ICC in 2019 in a move activists said was an attempt to evade accountability and prevent an international probe into the drug killings. However, the ICC still has jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed when the country was still a member state of the court...
The Philippine government’s main appeal, which is its last resort to stop the ICC investigation, is still pending with the Appeals Chamber. The main appeal hinges largely on the country’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute as it claims that the ICC no longer has jurisdiction over the Philippi...
Bensouda said “Pursuant to Article 127.2 of the Statute and based on prior ICC judicial ruling in the situation in Burundi, the Court retains its jurisdiction over crimes committed during the time in which the State was Party to the Statute and may exercise this jurisdiction even after the wit...
the U.S. takes the same stance on Hamas leaders. “We do not believe that they have jurisdiction over either of the parties of this conflict, and that includes Hamas,” Miller said.
The Biden administration, Republicans and many Democrats have argued the ICC has no jurisdiction. Still, Washington has generally supported the ICC arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin related to his deporting children for the war in Ukraine. The arrest warrants complicate travel for ...