{"id":256980,"date":"2025-03-11T21:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/dutertes-arrest-shows-power-and-limits-of-the-international-criminal-court\/"},"modified":"2025-03-11T21:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T21:41:11","slug":"dutertes-arrest-shows-power-and-limits-of-the-international-criminal-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/11\/dutertes-arrest-shows-power-and-limits-of-the-international-criminal-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte\u2019s Arrest Shows Power and Limits of the International Criminal Court"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Duterte\u2019s<\/div>


\n<\/p>\n

\n
\n

The police in the Philippines arrested Rodrigo Duterte<\/a>, the country\u2019s former president, on Tuesday on charges of crimes against humanity under a warrant by the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\n

While in office, Mr. Duterte encouraged the police to hunt down and kill people whom they suspected of being involved in the illegal drug trade. Human rights groups say that more than 30,000 people were killed in extrajudicial executions.<\/p>\n

The arrest represents a significant victory for the I.C.C., an independent judicial body that investigates and tries<\/a> people accused of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression from its base in The Hague.<\/p>\n

But Mr. Duterte\u2019s arrest also shows the limits of the court\u2019s power: Although its jurisdiction is sweeping, the court cannot carry out arrests on its own. It relies on the cooperation of national governments to execute its warrants, which leaves it at the mercy of domestic politics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n