International Criminal Law · Analysis and Cases

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Situation in the Republic of the Philippines

Situation Sheet · ICC

Situation in the Republic of the Philippines


Jurisdiction

Rome Statute State Party · 30 August 2011 · Withdrew 17 March 2019
Initiation Proprio motu investigation · 8 February 2018
Opening of investigation 15 September 2021
Status Investigation · Ongoing

Context

Crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court, including but not limited to the crime against humanity of murder, committed in the Philippines between 1 November 2011 and 16 March 2019 in the context of the so-called 'war on drugs' campaign.

Cases

The Prosecutor v. Rodrigo Roa Duterte Pre-Trial Stage

Key Documents

Preliminary examination Report on Preliminary Examination Activities (2018)
Withdrawal notification Notification of Withdrawal from the Rome Statute by the Philippines (2018)
Request to open investigation Prosecution Request pursuant to Article 15 (2021)
Authorization of investigation Decision Pursuant to Article 15 (2021)
Authorisation to resume investigation Authorisation pursuant to Article 18(2) to resume the investigation (2023)
Appeal judgment Judgment on the appeal of the Republic of the Philippines against the Authorisation to resume the investigation (2023)
ICC case page Official ICC page — Situation in the Philippines