The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.'—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from one of the sermons of Theodore Parker. The appeals judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have cleared the way for an investigation into thousands of killings during the Philippines' 'war on drugs,' a ruling that Bryony Lau, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, said 'marks the next step toward justice for victims of ‘drug war' killings and their families … ' I concur with Lau. Though the Philippine government may challenge in the future the narrow 3-2 majority vote by the ICC's appeals chamber, it is my view that the manner of voting and the democratic process of the entire proceedings are enough to convince people that justice and fairness are truly being practiced.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/165149/icc-ruling-is-hope-for-humanitys-quest-for-justice

#inquirer