Exorcising Rodrigo Duterte and the Ghosts of Mindanao Secession: Notes from a Post-3/11 Philippines (Maria Carmen (Ica) Fernandez – Australian Institute of International Affairs)

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s detention by the International Criminal Court (ICC) marks the first time that a former head of state will be prosecuted for systematic and state-sponsored mass murders in the name of a “drug war.” It is also the first instance that the beleaguered Court has brought an Asian leader to trial.

Exorcising Rodrigo Duterte and the Ghosts of Mindanao Secession: Notes from a Post-3/11 Philippines – Australian Institute of International Affairs