日本語要約
日本カトリックいのち・平和・人権委員会と宗教者9条の会・大分は、2026年12月18日（金）午後5時から（日本時間、ハーグ時間午前9時）、国際刑事裁判所（ICC）所長の赤根智子さんによるオンライン講演会「平和をつくる者は幸い〜国際刑事裁判所（ICC）の役割と意味、司法の独立と被害者の尊厳を守るために〜」を開催します。カトリック中央協議会が11月12日に案内しました。Zoomウェビナー形式で参加無料・事前登録制、モデレーターは上智大学の中野晃一教授です。カトリック大分教会ではパブリック・ビューイングも行われます。講演約1時間、質疑約30分で、午後6時45分終了予定です。
Judge Tomoko Akane, the first Japanese President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), will give a free online lecture on Friday, 18 December 2026, from 17:00 Japan Standard Time (09:00 in The Hague), the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan announced on 12 November.
The lecture is titled “Blessed are the peacemakers: the role and meaning of the International Criminal Court, defending judicial independence and the dignity of victims”. It is co-organised by the Japan Catholic Council for Life, Peace and Human Rights (日本カトリックいのち・平和・人権委員会) and the Oita branch of the “Religious People’s Article 9 Association” (宗教者9条の会・大分). Professor Koichi Nakano of Sophia University will moderate.
The event runs on Zoom webinar, with advance registration through the link on the Bishops’ Conference page. A public viewing will be held at Oita Catholic Church (3-7-30 Chuo-machi, Oita). The programme is about one hour of lecture and some 30 minutes of questions, ending around 18:45.
In the invitation, Bishop Shinzo Moriyama of Oita, who chairs the Council, writes that conflicts and human-rights abuses continue around the world and that each person is asked how to defend an international order based on the rule of law and build peace without force. The organisers note that the ICC is currently under strong pressure and sanctions from major powers, and that, given Judge Akane’s present position, the lecture could be cancelled if unforeseen circumstances arise. Sponsorship donations collected by the Oita association will cover the public-viewing costs and go to the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims.
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