上川外相、法の支配推進へ協力　国際司法裁所長と会談

　オランダ訪問中の上川陽子外相は１１日（日本時間同）、ハーグの国際司法裁判所（ＩＣＪ）でドナヒュー所長と会談した。ＩＣＪの役割を支持する立場を伝え、法の支配の推進に向けて協力することを確認した。
　会談後、オンラインで記者団の取材に応じた上川氏は、「国際法が誠実に順守される国際社会を目指さねばならない」と強調。法の支配が守られるよう、各国にＩＣＪの強制管轄権を受諾するよう呼び掛けていく考えを示した。強制管轄権を受諾した国は、他国からの提訴に応じる義務を負う。（2024/01/11-19:10）

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met with International Court of Justice President Joan Donoghue at the court in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Thursday.
   Kamikawa conveyed Japan's support for the role of the ICJ, and the two leaders confirmed they will cooperate to promote the rule of law, according to the Foreign Ministry.
   "We must aim for an international community in which international law is faithfully observed," Kamikawa told reporters online on Thursday after the meeting.
   She said she will call on other countries to accept the ICJ's compulsory jurisdiction so that the rule of law will be protected. A state that accepts the compulsory jurisdiction is obliged to respond to a complaint from another state.
   Kamikawa also explained Japanese plans to strengthen human resources development in the field of international law and support for the development of legal systems in Asian and African countries.