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Rodrigo Duterte’s legal team appeals to ICC for 'immediate, unconditional release'
The legal team for former President Rodrigo Duterte has formally asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to release him unconditionally and stop all ongoing proceedings.
Duterte's lawyers filed a 21-page appeal brief to the ICC Appeals Chamber on November 14, 2025, challenging a previous ruling.
The appeal contests the October 23, 2025, decision by Pre-Trial Chamber I, which asserted the ICC's jurisdiction over the case.
A core issue in the dispute is the legal effect of the Philippines' withdrawal from the Rome Statute, which took effect on March 17, 2019.
The defense argues that the ICC lost its legal basis and jurisdiction to continue the case after the Philippines' withdrawal from the treaty.
The defense specifically cited the Pre-Trial Chamber's alleged error in classifying Article 127(2) of the Rome Statute as 'lex specialis' to Article 12.
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