As it stands, the court only has jurisdiction to prosecute the crime of aggression against countries that recognize its ...

ICC officials feared that if Akane’s flight back to the Netherlands passed over former Soviet republics, Moscow might ...

The sanctions have had impacts on third countries, and they violate international law,' Akane told Japanese media outlets ...

And Tomoko Akane, a Japanese citizen, has been ICC president since March 2024. But Tokyo did not join the 79 members in the joint statement to avoid angering Trump and the U.S. side.

FILE - Judge Tomoko Akane walks before delivering a verdict at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Nov. 20, 2024.

In a statement, Judge Tomoko Akane said the US decision aims to “harm the Court’s independence and impartiality” and could deprive “millions of innocent victims of atrocities” of their ...

The plenary of judges of the International Criminal Court  has released its detailed explanation on why it dismissed the ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has turned down the request filed by defense counsels of former president Rodrigo ...

Judge Tomoko Akane, president of International Criminal Court, criticizes Russia for targeting the court’s prosecutors and judges over investigation into Putin, as well as Senator Lindsey Graham ...

President Tomoko Akane of the International Criminal Court canceled her scheduled appearance at the World Leaders Forum for Tuesday, Oct. 28, citing a new scheduling conflict. The University had ...

Speaking at an annual conference of the court's 124 members, Judge Tomoko Akane did not name Russia or the United States but referred to them as permanent members of the UN Security Council.

“Today, the ICC is facing an existential threat, coming from the United States, in the form of sanctions,” court President Tomoko Akane said during a hearing at the European Parliament in ...