The Argentine opposition has criticised the move saying it would politicise the judiciary.

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But like-minded countries say that this provision would politicise the court, giving every permanent member of the council a veto over its activities.

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Mr Robinson accused other councillors of trying to politicise the role.

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The Northern Ireland Conservative Party has previously expressed concern that putting a union flag 356 days a year on the Belfast war memorial could "diminish the flag and debase and politicise a place of remembrance".

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"Stem-cell research is in a very early state and while it may hold great promise we should not overstate the state of science, or politicise these issues, " he wrote in a recent edition of Nature magazine.

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Others, such as the Northern Ireland Conservative Party, have expressed concern that putting a union flag 356 days a year on the Belfast war memorial could "diminish the flag and debase and politicise a place of remembrance".

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