ASEAN member states have long maintained a wary and limited engagement with the International Criminal Court (ICC), prioritizing national sovereignty over participation in the Rome Statute system. Only a small minority of Southeast Asian countries…
Embarrassing political chaos, Duterte’s imprisonment, elite squabbles, and an economic slowdown are causing concern and skepticism after Manila assumed ASEAN chairmanship in January of this year. Malaysian and Indonesian figures are criticizing the Philippine legal…
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa dramatically returned to the Philippine Senate after six months in hiding to evade ICC arrest in a chaotic hallway chase, later crying in front of reporters and comically singing his…
