The Hubert H. Humphrey Alumni Philippines, in partnership with the UST Graduate School of Law (GS Law), UST Civil Law, and DLSU Tañada-Diokno School of Law, held the 75th Humphrey Voices Series featuring talks on International Criminal Court and International Human Rights Law on April 7, 2025, at the Fulbright Philippines Greenfield Tower, Mandaluyong City.
The speakers for the event were Atty. Enrique “Buko” V. Dela Cruz, Jr. of the UST Faculty of Civil Law and Atty. Aison A. Garcia of DLSU College of Law.
Atty. Buko shared a primer on the International Criminal Court, from its formation in 1994 to its effectiveness in 2002, its members and qualified crimes under its jurisdiction, and the Philippines’ membership. He then delved into the president’s capabilities, on their own, to terminate/withdraw from the treaty.
He belongs to the Top Lawyers in the Philippines in 2020, 2021, 2022. He is DivinaLaw’s Senior Partner and Data Protection Officer.
Atty. Garcia tackled International Human Rights in his talk, delving into the Universal Declaration’s history, its salient provisions, the human rights it protects, and how one can file a complaint/report in its violation.
Through community legal empowerment, Atty. Garcia advocates for the rights of farmers, fisherfolks, and indigenous peoples. He was a Humphrey fellow from 2023-2024 and
The moderator of this event was 2016-2017 Humphrey fellow Judge James T. Sy of the Regional Trial Court Branch 187.
Meanwhile, GS Law was represented in the forum by Dean Atty. Jacqueline O. Lopez-Kaw, DCL; Faculty Secretary Leidy May G. Alnajes, LPT, MA, and Ms. Mari-Len M. Tuangco.
