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Caparas Outlines How International Law Could Lead to Prosecution of Philippines President Duterte in The Jurist
10/12/2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could face charges in connection with the thousands of civilians that have been murdered since he took office, and IU McKinney’s Perfecto ‘Boyet’ Caparas outlines how this could be achieved through international law in a column posted to The Jurist on October 10.
In the piece, Caparas highlights how the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and Philippine law could be brought to bear on President Duterte. Over 7,000 suspected drug users and dealers are alleged to have been murdered since Duterte was sworn into office in June 2016.
Caparas, LL.M. ’05, is Associate Director of Graduate Programs at IU McKinney, and an S.J.D. candidate at the law school.
