What exactly are crimes against humanity, and what's next after the ICC's Pre-trial hearing?

Ross Tugade, Human Rights Lawyer and International Law expert, explains the crimes against humanity case filed against former President R Duterte.

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte faces trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague, Netherlands. Source: Anadolu / International Criminal Court / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Key Points

• The pre-trial proceedings will determine if there is substantive reason to believe that it can sustain a full-blown trial.
• Former President Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity.
• Crimes against humanity is defined as 'widespread and systematic attack against a civilian population'.
• After the pre-trail proceedings, the pre-trail cahmber has 60 days to determine if it will pursue all or one or two of the cases, direct the prosecution to submit further evidence or if the case will be dismissed.

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