The Philippines improved its ranking but remains to be among the lowest in a global index on the rule of law, placing 90th out of 126 in the World Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index 2019.
Should the International Criminal Court (ICC) decide to open a formal investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign against drugs, the proceedings will be difficult to conduct after the Philippines withdraws from the ICC on March 17, according to an international expert.
THE PHILIPPINES has officially withdrawn from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as of Sunday, March 17.
The Philippines’ decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was rather “shortsighted,” a law professor from the University of the Philippines said on Monday. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is now accepting applications for 50 nurses and 300 caregivers for deployment to Japan.
The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s preliminary examination into the situation in the Philippines will continue because the Court retains its jurisdiction over crimes committed in the context of the war on drugs while it was still a member and even after its withdrawal from the Rome Statute became effective last Sunday, ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced yesterday.
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