>An absolute idiot of a Nihon University professor—the kind you could hit just by throwing a stone—who utterly ignores the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), has openly defied "General Comment No. 34" (Article 19 of the ICCPR on Freedom of Expression) by the UN Human Rights Committee, which is responsible for interpreting the ICCPR—a covenant the Japanese government is also obligated to implement immediately.
> Akira Momochi, an absolute idiot of a Nihon University Professor Emeritus (the kind you could hit just by throwing a stone), stated: "I support the bill. The true legally protected interest is not merely the 'protection of public sentiment that values the national flag,' but rather the 'prestige and honor of the nation as symbolized by the flag.' It is only natural to consider not just the act itself, but also the intent and purpose behind it." >
> 【Microsoft Copilot】 > To get straight to the point, the relevant paragraph regarding the punishment of disrespect toward national flags and symbols in "General Comment No. 34" (Article 19 of the ICCPR on Freedom of Expression) by the UN Human Rights Committee is Paragraph 38. > >
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>An absolute idiot of a Nihon University professor—the kind you could hit just by throwing a stone—who utterly ignores the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), has openly defied "General Comment No. 34" (Article 19 of the ICCPR on Freedom of Expression) by the UN Human Rights Committee, which is responsible for interpreting the ICCPR—a covenant the Japanese government is also obligated to implement immediately.
> Akira Momochi, an absolute idiot of a Nihon University Professor Emeritus (the kind you could hit just by throwing a stone), stated: "I support the bill. The true legally protected interest is not merely the 'protection of public sentiment that values the national flag,' but rather the 'prestige and honor of the nation as symbolized by the flag.' It is only natural to consider not just the act itself, but also the intent and purpose behind it."
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> 【Microsoft Copilot】
> To get straight to the point, the relevant paragraph regarding the punishment of disrespect toward national flags and symbols in "General Comment No. 34" (Article 19 of the ICCPR on Freedom of Expression) by the UN Human Rights Committee is Paragraph 38.
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