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Law & Critique: Duterte in The Hague: The International Criminal Court, Impunity, and the Politics of Memory
We are working with the leading critical legal journal Law & Critique to bring their brilliant output to a broader audience. Many of the papers published with Law & Critique will be…
JURIST
Philippines announces reward for arrest of senator wanted by ICC on crimes against humanity charges
Philippine Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla announced Friday a 50 million Philippine peso reward (approximately $786,000) for information leading to the arrest of…
Conflict of Laws .net
The Philippines: Recognition of Foreign Divorces and Recent Amendments to the Rules of Court
This post is kindly prepared by Akifumi MOCHIZUKI, attorney at law at Atsumi Toshiyuki Law Office and a member of Private International Law Association of Japan 1. The…
Cruise Law News
15 Crew Members From Viking Mars and Norwegian Escape Deported From Port of Boston
By Jim Walker
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently deported at least fifteen non-U.S. crew members from two cruise ships in Boston. CBP agents abducted five crew members from the Viking Mars…
JURIST
Philippines urged to drop charges against Indigenous protesters
By Christina Peppy | U. Pittsburgh School Of Law, US
Human Rights Watch urged Philippine authorities on Thursday to drop charges against 11 Indigenous rights protesters arrested during a police operation to clear an anti-mining barricade in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya province.…
Cruise Law News
CBP Deports Eleven Crew Members From HAL’s Volendam and NCL’s Norwegian Breakaway For Child Sexual Abuse Material
By Jim Walker
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a press release yesterday stating its officers in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers arrested 11 crew members in Boston as part…
FCPA Professor
FCPA Enforcement Actions In Other Southeast Asian Countries
By Mike Koehler
Previous posts have focused on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions concerning conduct (in whole or in part) in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Malaysia. This post takes a look at…
Free Movement Articles
Climate mobility in 2026: from legal theory to practice
By Yumna Kamel
When I last provided an overview of this topic for Free Movement in late 2024, I argued that the legal rights of people affected by climate and disaster displacement were,…
Administrative and Regulatory
Flying With Musical Instruments: What US Law Says and Tips for a Positive Air Travel Experience
If you’d been on a Cebu Pacific Airlines flight to Puerto Princesa on June 17, 2026, you’d have seen a strange sight. Musicians from the Manila Symphony Orchestra in their…
The Legal Wire
Philippines-focused Intellegal launches verifiable legal research assistant
Technese Legaltech announced Intellegal, an AI legal research and review assistant for Philippine legal professionals. The platform claims source-traceable Philippine case-law research, statutory exploration, case comparison, visual document summaries, and…