Fumiko Saiga was a Japanese diplomat, born November 30, 1943, in Marugame, Kagawa, Japan, who graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 1966 and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the same year. Her career included serving as Lieutenant Governor of Saitama Prefecture from 1998 to 2000, Consul General in Seattle in 2000, and ambassador to Norway and Iceland, with a professional focus on human rights and gender equality. Elected to the International Criminal Court in November 2007 and sworn in that January, she became the first Japanese person and the first Asian woman to serve as a judge of the court, overseeing investigations into war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo until her death on April 24, 2009, in The Hague. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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How did Fumiko Saiga become a judge of the International Criminal Court without a legal background?
She was a career diplomat elected to the court in 2007; her death led to an independent panel reviewing nominations.
Fumiko Saiga was a Japanese diplomat rather than a trained lawyer. Wikipedia reports that she did not have formal legal training and had limited knowledge of international law when she was elected to the International Criminal Court in November 2007. She was sworn in in January 2008. After her sudden death in The Hague on April 24, 2009, the nomination process was changed, and an independent panel now reviews all nominations before the election.
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Fumiko Saiga was a Japanese diplomat, born November 30, 1943, in Marugame, Kagawa, Japan, who graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in 1966 and entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the same year.
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Fumiko Saiga (齋賀 富美子, Saiga Fumiko; November 30, 1943 - April 24, 2009) was a Japanese diplomat and was the first Japanese person and Asian woman to serve as a judge on the International Criminal Court.
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Wikidata Q516040, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1943
Wikidata Q516040, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1943-11-30
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P570 (date of death): 2009
Wikidata Q516040, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 2009-04-24
Wikidata Q516040, P19 place of birth claim
P19 (place of birth): Marugame
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P20 (place of death): The Hague
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