A Palace official has accused the legal counsel of former President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Nicholas Kaufman, of being delusional for accusing President Ferdinand Marcos of conspiring to "neutralize" the former by secretly supporting his prosecution before the  International Criminal Court (ICC).

Judges at the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday opened a confirmation of charges hearing for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send him to trial on alleged crimes against humanity linked to killings during the country’s so-called “war on drugs”.

A law expert on Tuesday said he was surprised by the political references in the defense?s opening statement during the first day of former president Rodrigo Duterte?s confirmation of charges hearing at the International Criminal Court (ICC). UP Law Center ...

The protests are a sign of the Philippine ex-leader’s ongoing influence, even as he faces a possible trial for the deaths of thousands during his war on drugs.

Even the country's top justice official admitted there is no path to accountability at home, the victims' legal rep told the court MANILA, Philippines — The victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte's drug war live in constant fear,

The first day of the former Philippine president’s committal hearing for crimes against humanity took place in The Hague on Monday. In Manila, families of the dead gathered to watch the livestream.

MANILA, Philippines — Former president Rodrigo Duterte's lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman told victims' lawyer Joel Butuyan that the International Criminal Court decides based on "evidence" and not "political demagoguery" — then spent most of his own speech attacking President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.