An International Court of Justice

Philippine Senator Loren Legarda welcomes Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court, who was at the Senate for a briefing on the Rome Statute.Photo; senate.gov.ph

An International Court of Justice
(Fr. Shay's columns are published in The Manila Times,
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The Philippines urgently needs to ratify the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). President Noynoy Aquino is on the edge of history as he is urged to submit the ratification bill at once and certify it as urgent and persuade the Philippine Senate to act on that bill without delay.

The Philippines is a signatory to the treaty but has not ratified it. That's why no Filipino tyrant or military accused of war crimes or crimes against humanity has been investigated and brought before the court in The Hague.

Aquino signs Rome statute of the Int’l Criminal Court - Nation - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News

Aquino signs Rome statute of the Int’l Criminal Court - Nation - GMA News Online - Latest Philippine News

Aquino signs Rome statute of the Int’l Criminal Court
AMITA O. LEGASPI, GMA News
03/06/2011 | 08:15 PM

President Benigno Simeon Aquino III has signed the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and sent it to the Senate for concurrence.

In a press statement, Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. said the President signed last Feb. 28 the Instrument of Ratification of the treaty providing for the establishment of the ICC.