ICC chief urges Japan to counter US pressure on the court
Washington escalated its campaign against the Hague-based court last week by sanctioning its Japanese president, Tomoko Akane, and a senior trial lawyer. Japan should try to counter the United States’ efforts to pressure members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to quit the body, its president said, adding that Tokyo’s support is pivotal to ensuring the court’s survival.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The ICC was established in 2002 by the international community to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.
- Fact 2: Akane said Japan, which joined the ICC in 2007, should leverage its close ties with the US to dissuade Washington from taking further escalatory measures.
Washington escalated its campaign against the Hague-based court last week by sanctioning its Japanese president, Tomoko Akane, and a senior trial lawyer. Japan should try to counter the United States’ efforts to pressure members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to quit the body, its president said, adding that Tokyo’s support is pivotal to ensuring the court’s survival.
Speaking via video link to reporters in Tokyo, ICC President Tomoko Akane called on Japan, the ICC’s biggest financial backer, to help it in its hour of need. What drove Venezuela’s decision to leave the ICC? ICC body urges Chad and Venezuela to reverse course on withdrawal Rights groups launch new legal challenge to Trump campaign against ICC “Japan has long made the rule of law a cornerstone of its diplomacy.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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