Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warning after Nicholas Kaufman's interview in April, where he discussed his personal views on ICC decisions, reminding lawyers that trials are not conducted by the court of public opinion.
Nicholas Kaufman has requested the International Criminal Court's permission to withdraw as legal counsel for Rodrigo Duterte as the crimes against humanity case against the former president moves towards trial preparations.
Nicholas Kaufman’s problem is a fundamental one. He can only concoct, because there’s nothing in reality, nothing in the truth, that he can use, or even cherry-pick from, to help his client.
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman on Friday, February 27, attempted to cast doubt on the prosecution’s claim that children were among those killed in the cases brought before the International Criminal Court — despite directly name-dropping Kian delos Santos.
Nicholas Kaufman, counsel for Rodrigo Duterte, asserted that the detained former Philippine president cannot be held legally liable as a co-perpetrator in drug war killings due to a lack of a 'common plan'.
Rather than laying down a clear defense, Nicholas Kaufman, former president Rodrigo Duterte's counsel, spent much of his first 30 minutes before the International Criminal Court criticizing statements
Defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman is seeking access to surveillance footage from the International Criminal Court (ICC) Detention Center in a bid to secure the release of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
The ICC Deputy Prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang informed Pre-Trial Chamber I that Nicholas Kaufman's public statements against the court's integrity are inconsistent with the defense's appeal concerning the case's legitimacy.
On the last day of the hearings, former president Rodrigo Duterte's lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman says being dubbed as a high-value target does not make one a target of killings
This week's top news roundup highlights significant developments involving figures like Franco Mabanta, Martin Romualdez, Nicholas Kaufman, and discussions within the Senate.
The Palace on Tuesday, March 17, slammed former president Rodrigo Duterte's counsel Nicholas Kaufman, accusing him of politicking instead of defending his client at the International Criminal Court.
After Duterte’s lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman dismisses as hearsay reports of his client allegedly being responsible for a killing policy, prosecution trial lawyer Julian Nicholls says the same of a narrative account Kaufman gave from a recent prison visit
Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has challenged the International Criminal Court prosecution to investigate what he described as the "sky-high" rate of killings under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Nicholas Kaufman, lawyer for former Philippine President Duterte, informed the International Criminal Court (ICC) that 'neutralization' in police manuals refers to arrest, not killing, in the context of police operations.
Detained former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, argued that the prosecution has mischaracterized the "war on drugs," insisting that Duterte’s instructions to law enforcement were rooted in “exaltation of the principle of lawful use of self-defense.”