US-sanctioned ICC head warns against ‘demise of international rule of law’
Japan, the biggest funder of the ICC and a close US ally, said it consistently supported the court's efforts to uphold the rule of law.
International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against “the demise of international rule of law” after the United States targeted her with sanctions.
Japan has also objected to the sanctions on Akane, with the foreign ministry saying it “consistently supported the ICC… in its efforts to prosecute and punish the most serious crimes of concern to the international community and to uphold the rule of law”.
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