Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: In 2025, former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and brought before the ICC to face charges of crimes against humanity. But the struggle for accountability began years earlier, amid a brutal “war on drugs” that claimed tens of thousands of lives. As the killings continued, Philippine human rights lawyers turned the law into a tool of resistance and carving out spaces of protection for threatened communities. Their experience reveals how even under conditions of relentless state violence, legal resistance can make a tangible difference.
Author: Joel Ruiz Butuyan
Institution: Centre for International Law
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225432636