Did Kaufman hit his targets, and had been they the best targets within the first place?
Within the final week of February, on the Worldwide Prison Courtroom in The Hague, we heard the arguments from the protection, on behalf of former president Rodrigo Roa Duterte, for the very first time.
Definitely, lead protection counsel Nicholas Kaufman got here out swinging. However did he hit his targets, and had been they the best targets within the first place?
On this episode of Within the Public Sq., Rappler columnist John Nery is joined by two distinguished specialists in worldwide regulation who will critique Kaufman’s efficiency on the Affirmation of Costs listening to.
Ruben Carranza is the Senior Skilled for Applications on the Worldwide Middle for Transitional Justice, and joins us from New York Metropolis. Romel Regalado Bagares is deputy chair of the Division of Maritime Regulation and Worldwide Regulation on the Philippine Judicial Academy.
Watch the episode on Wednesday, March 4, at 8 pm. – Rappler.com

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