[In the Public Square] Kaufman at the ICC: Pass or fail?

2026-03-04 - 03:23

In the last week of February, at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, we heard the arguments from the defense, on behalf of former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte, for the very first time. Certainly, lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman came out swinging. But did he hit his targets, and were they the right targets in the first place? In this episode of In the Public Square, Rappler columnist John Nery is joined by two distinguished specialists in international law who will critique Kaufman’s performance at the Confirmation of Charges hearing. Ruben Carranza is the Senior Expert for Programs at the International Center for Transitional Justice, and joins us from New York City. Romel Regalado Bagares is deputy chair of the Department of Maritime Law and International Law at the Philippine Judicial Academy. Watch the episode on Wednesday, March 4, at 8 pm. – Rappler.com