EU Ambassadors meet the NGO Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) On 28 May, Ambassadors from European Union Member States and Head of the EU Delegation in the Philippines, Mr. Guy Ledoux, met with the Philippine NGO Task Force Detainees of the Philippines (TFDP) at Bantayog Memorial, Quezon City – a well-known place of commemoration for the victims of
Read moreThe Ambassador of the Philippines, H.E. Ms Lourdes G. Morales, receives a special edition of the Rome Statute from ICC President Sang-Hyun Song, in the presence of ASP Vice-President H.E. Mr Jorge Lomónaco, at the seat of the Court ©ICC-CPI Last November 8, 2011, the International Criminal Court (ICC) welcomed the Philippines as a new State Party to the Rome
Read moreSOME PROBLEMS AND APPROACHES IN THE RELATION OF NATIONAL LAW AND THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW By Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago (Speech delivered at the ICC symposium, held at the DFA Auditorium, on 26 August 2011.) At some other time, we should create the prospect of undertaking a closer
Read more“Global Civil Society Coalition Welcomes the Philippines as the 117th State Party to the International Criminal Court: Manila Continues Southeast Asia’s Push towards Ending Impunity,” Coalition for the International Criminal Court Press Release, 30 August 2011, http://www.coalitionfortheicc.org/documents/CICC_Press_Release_Philippines_Ratification_3008111__2_.pdf “Manila/New York-The Coalition for the International Criminal Court, a global network of some 2,500 non-governmental and civil society organizations in 150 countries, commends
Read morePress Release – Senate approves ratification of Rome Statute on final reading. The Senate approved on third and final reading the resolution concurring in the ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the world’s first permanent tribunal for war crimes. Garnering 17 affirmative votes, one negative vote and no abstension, Senate Resolution No. 546 was approved
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Read moreThe Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court stresses that the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court that passed the second reading of the Senate yesterday is a “forward looking treaty that would only exercise jurisdiction over a crime when a country has become a states party.” PCICC national coordinator, Rebecca E. Lozada, said the hypothetical situations that were
Read moreOn the occasion of the Sponsorship Speech and plenary debates on the Senate concurrence with the ratification of the Rome Statute UPHOLD THE RULE OF LAW AND JUSTICE, RATIFY THE ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT The Philippine Coalition for the International Criminal Court is anticipating great advances in the country’s contributions to international justice now that the Rome
Read moreDear all, The Coalition for the International Criminal Court is preparing to celebrate International Justice Day on 17 July in honor of the thirteenth anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute – the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). On this date 13 years ago, with the overwhelming support of 120 nations, the Rome Statute was adopted,
Read moreThe International Criminal Court | Home Readers Section Letters to the Editor. By Raul Ilustre Goco, Former Solicitor-General, Amb. to Canada and Member/Jurist UN Int’l Law Comm. (philstar.com) Posted in philstar.com March 18, 2011 Ratification of the Rome Statute The report that President Aquino has officially signed the Rome Statute on the establishment of the International Criminal Court on February
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