Permission from US courts, immunity for heads of state, and a ‘broader view’ of the interests of the PH-US alliance could allow Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to step foot in America despite a standing contempt order in connection with a human rights class suit.
MANILA, Philippines – Presumptive Philippine president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., is bound for Malacañang with a challenge none of his predecessors before him possessed: aissued by a United States court in connection with a human rights class suit against his late dictator-father.
If Marcos Jr. is invited for a state visit or may see the need to travel to the US as a head of state, what would the process be?Securing court’s permission A second scenario would be when the US government extends an invite to Marcos Jr. In this case, Rabe said the US State Department would need to secure the permission of the courts on the basis that Marcos Jr.’s visit is to the national interest of the country.
He added, “They will not extend the invitation if he is going to be arrested there and if President Biden extends the invitation it is because they are hoping to have the better relationship between the US and the Philippines.”In an earlier email interview with Rappler, Swift said Marcos Jr. won’t automatically face an arrest order if and when he travels to the US. What a visit would do is trigger moves by lawyers like him to move the court to enforce the judgement, including issuing a subpoena.
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