Former ICC judge Raul Pangalangan says international law is about ideals, hopes, and dreams 'that will outlive all of us'
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz Angeles said on July 4 the calls to return the Philippines to the ICC “are duly noted but we’ll wait for the formal policy to be articulated by the President.”
. Right off the bat in 2016 after winning the elections, Duterte called the UN “bullshit” and a “motherfucker.” That night in Davao City as president-elect, he said what many of his supporters would echo for the next six years – that the UN is useless in making powerful nations accountable.He was referencing the Philippines’ arbitral win against China at the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the Aquino government.
ICJ vice president Kirill Gevorgian called Bengzon a “staunch defender of human rights,” while ICJ Judge Iwasawa Yuji called Feliciano “a towering figure in international law.” Josephine Reyes, Feliciano’s daughter, said if her father were alive, “he would be deeply distressed about what is going on in the world.”