ICC to rule on ex-president Duterte’s jurisdiction challenge on April 22Composite photo shows the facade of the International Criminal Court and former President Rodrigo Duterte. MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) will decide on April 22 whether former president Rodrigo Duterte’s case for crimes against humanity can move forward or be blocked on jurisdictional grounds. Duterte’s camp has argued that the Philippines’ withdrawal from the ICC two years before the official investigation strips the court of authority over him. The panel set to decide includes Presiding Judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza, Judges Tomoko Akane, Solomy Balungi Bossa, Gocha Lordkipanidze and Erdenebalsuren Damdin. Judge Lordkipanidze had ruled in Duterte’s favor in a 2023 jurisdictional dispute, while Judges Carranza and Bossa dissented.

Source: Philippine Star April 04, 2026 07:27 UTC