Gemmo Bautista Fernandez

@gemmofernandez

About/Bio

Gemmo Bautista Fernandez teaches Public International Law as a sessional academic at the Australian National University and as a teaching fellow at the University of New South Wales. He holds a PhD in Law from the Australian National University where his thesis examined whether states have accepted the competence of ‘states other than an injured state’ to implement another’s responsibility for breaches of duties owed erga omnes.

Recently Published

The ICC’s Residual Jurisdiction & the Situation in the Philippines

Background On 23 October 2025, the International Criminal Court’s (‘ICC’) Pre-Trial Chamber I (‘PTC’) dismissed Duterte’s challenge to the Court’s jurisdiction. Duterte, to recall, was arrested in March 2025 on allegations of crimes against humanity in the context of the Philippine government’s anti-narcotics campaign. Seemingly, Duterte’s case presents a novel issue for the…

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