ICC Head Akane Stresses Importance of Support From Japan
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Japanese Tomoko Akane, sanctioned by the U.S. for warrants against Netanyahu and other Israeli officials, asks Tokyo not to give in to Washington's pressure.
Tomoko Akane is at the head of the International Criminal Court. She is a thorn in the eye of the USA. She has a personal relationship with the country.
ICC Head Akane stresses importance of support from Japan
BRUSSELS, Aug. 22 (Jiji Press) -- International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane from Japan has said that support from her country will be crucial following a U.S. decision to impose sanctions on her."I am not surprised (at the decision) as I had anticipated it to some extent," she said in a comment included in a social media post on Friday by Japanese publisher Bungeishunju Ltd., which had published her book."The important thing is not to …
The US sanctions against ICC president Tomoko Akane open a crisis of legitimacy in international criminal law. The White House has taken an unprecedented step by punishing for the first time the head of the tribunal based in The Hague, created in 2002 to try genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Spain, as a State party to the Rome Statute, notes the clash from an uncomfortable position: between its transatlantic ally and the multila…
The President of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) today called for the support of the Japanese government after the United States announced sanctions against it in retaliation for the open investigation against Israel for war crimes committed in the Gaza Strip.
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