The International Criminal Tribunal At Tokyo

"The Tribunal being conscious of the basic principle of jurisprudence that *no one must be condemned unheard*, that *justice must not only be done but appear to be done*; appointed amicus curiae, a Senior counsel from Japan, to assist with the defense of the Defendant; amicus curiae entered a plea of "not guilty", on behalf of the Defendant and questioned the jurisdiction of the Tribunal as and by way of preliminary objection; the Defendant, though duly served by the Secretariat of the ICTA through the embassy of the United States in Tokyo and directly, failed to appear before the Tribunal and enter a plea."