As far as the International Criminal Court (ICC) system is concerned, Article 127 of the Rome Statute is the lex specialis on treaty termination. Yet, despite that fact, the impact of the Philippines' withdrawal from the Rome Statute continues to be cluttered and conflated with the lex generalis. Indeed, in the Situation in the Philippines, the chambers itself has avoided addressing Article 127's without prejudice clause. This was most clearly illustrated in the recent Appeals Chamber's decision, which dismissed the Philippine government's jurisdictional contest outright.

https://opinion.inquirer.net/165761/addressing-the-elephant-in-the-icc-court-1

#inquirer