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Taya pledges to steadily, impartially handle trial

TOKYO, Japan - Chikako Taya, elected June 12 by the United Nations as a judge in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, speaks at a news conference June 13 at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo. Taya pledged to help conduct the trial in a steady and impartial way. She is the first woman from Japan to be appointed to any of the international courts.

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U.N. elects Japanese as judge for former Yugoslavia tribunal

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese public prosecutor Chikako Taya is elected by the U.N. General Assembly June 12 as a judge on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Taya, 55, is the first woman from Japan to be appointed to any international court and Japan's first candidate for the Yugoslavia war-crimes tribunal, based in The Hague.

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Taya pledges to steadily, impartially handle trial

TOKYO, Japan - Chikako Taya, elected June 12 by the United Nations as a judge in the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, speaks at a news conference June 13 at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo. Taya pledged to help conduct the trial in a steady and impartial way. She is the first woman from Japan to be appointed to any of the international courts.