International Court of Justice

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The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial body of the United Nations that settles legal disputes between states and gives advisory opinions on international legal questions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intergovernmental organization
international court
principal judicial organ of the United Nations
advisoryOpinionsRequestedBy United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Security Council
other UN organs and specialized agencies authorized by the General Assembly
alsoKnownAs World Court
beganWork 1946-04-18
bindingNatureOfJudgments judgments are binding on parties to the case
buildingOwner Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace)
cameIntoForce 1945-10-24
canHearCasesFrom sovereign states only
cannotHearCasesFrom individual persons
non-governmental organizations
private corporations
compositionPrinciple representation of main forms of civilization and principal legal systems of the world
dateFormed 1945-06-26
decisionLanguage English or French
decisionMakingProcess decisions by majority vote of judges present
electingBody United Nations General Assembly
United Nations Security Council
enforcementMechanism UN Security Council may be called upon to enforce judgments
establishedBy Charter of the United Nations
foundingContext post-World War II international order
hasPresident President of the International Court of Justice
hasVicePresident Vice-President of the International Court of Justice
headquartersLocation Netherlands
The Hague
judgeReelectionAllowed true
judgeTermLength 9 years
jurisdictionType advisory jurisdiction
contentious jurisdiction between states
legalBasis Statute of the International Court of Justice
legalSystem international law
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
membership all UN member states are ipso facto parties to the Statute
numberOfJudges 15
officialLanguage English
French
parentOrganization United Nations
partOf United Nations
predecessorLocatedAt The Hague
primaryFunction advisory opinions on legal questions referred by UN organs and specialized agencies
settlement of legal disputes between states
principalUNOrganStatus one of six principal organs of the United Nations
regionServed worldwide
replaced Permanent Court of International Justice
seatsAt Peace Palace
shortName ICJ
symbol emblem of the International Court of Justice

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United Nations hasMainOrgan International Court of Justice
United Nations hasPrincipalJudicialOrgan International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice shortName ICJ
linked to: International Court of Justice
International Court of Justice alsoKnownAs World Court
linked to: International Court of Justice
Netherlands hosts International Court of Justice
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter interpretedBy International Court of Justice
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter interpretedInCase Nicaragua v. United States of America (1986)
linked to: International Court of Justice
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter interpretedInCase Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America)
linked to: International Court of Justice
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter interpretedInCase Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda)
linked to: International Court of Justice
Charter of the United Nations createdOrgan International Court of Justice
San Francisco Conference establishedBody International Court of Justice
Statute of the International Court of Justice establishes International Court of Justice
Peace Palace houses International Court of Justice
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice partOf International Court of Justice
Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace) hosts International Court of Justice
The Hague contains International Court of Justice
United Nations system of international law implementedByOrgan International Court of Justice
Permanent Court of International Justice replacedBy International Court of Justice
United Nations documentation documentsActivitiesOf International Court of Justice
South Holland hostsInstitution International Court of Justice
Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention recognizedBy International Court of Justice
subject linked to: Article I
Article IV (Genocide Convention) citedBy International Court of Justice
subject linked to: Article IV
Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide usedBy International Court of Justice
subject linked to: Article II
French officialLanguageOf International Court of Justice
United Nations system hasPart International Court of Justice
Article IX (Genocide Convention) grantsJurisdictionTo International Court of Justice
subject linked to: Article IX
President of the International Court of Justice partOf International Court of Justice
President of the International Court of Justice isChiefJudgeOf International Court of Justice
President of the International Court of Justice represents International Court of Justice
Permanent Court of Arbitration differenceFrom International Court of Justice
Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice appliesTo International Court of Justice
Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice adoptedBy International Court of Justice
Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice publisher International Court of Justice
Hague Academy of International Law near International Court of Justice
UN hasPrincipalOrgan International Court of Justice
Randstad metropolitan region hasMajorInstitution International Court of Justice
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties citedBy International Court of Justice
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter interpretedBy International Court of Justice (indirectly, through advisory opinions and case law on the Charter)
linked to: International Court of Justice
Article 42 of the United Nations Charter interpretedBy International Court of Justice
Article 48 of the United Nations Charter interpretedBy International Court of Justice