Statute of the International Court of Justice

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constituent instrument of an international court founding statute international treaty source of international law

The Statute of the International Court of Justice is the foundational treaty that establishes the Court’s structure, jurisdiction, and procedures as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constituent instrument of an international court → founding statute → international treaty → source of international law →
adoptedWith	Charter of the United Nations →
adoptionDate	26 June 1945 →
annexTo	Charter of the United Nations →
appliesTo	all Members of the United Nations →
article	Article 2 → Article 36 → Article 38 → Article 59 → Article 65 → Article 68 → Article 69 → Article 70 →
authenticText	English → French →
basedOn	Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice →
bindingOn	all UN Member States →
chapter	Advisory Opinions → Amendment → Competence of the Court → Organization of the Court → Procedure →
custodian	Secretary-General of the United Nations →
defines	jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice → procedures of the International Court of Justice → structure of the International Court of Justice →
enteredIntoForce	24 October 1945 →
establishes	International Court of Justice →
governs	advisory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice → composition of the International Court of Justice → contentious jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice → election of judges of the International Court of Justice → procedure for advisory opinions → procedure in contentious cases → sources of law applied by the International Court of Justice →
language	English → French →
legalStatus	principal judicial organ of the United Nations →
numberOfArticles	70 →
numberOfChapters	5 →
openTo	non-member states under conditions laid down by the Security Council →
partOf	Charter of the United Nations →
placeOfAdoption	San Francisco →
predecessorInstrumentOf	Permanent Court of International Justice Statute (in substance and structure) →
subjectMatter	international dispute settlement → public international law →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice → International Court of Justice → Vice-President of the International Court of Justice →	legalBasis
Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice → Statute of the International Court of Justice ("Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice") →	basedOn
Charter of the United Nations ("Chapter XIV: The International Court of Justice") →	chapter
Permanent Court of International Justice ("Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice") →	constitutionalDocument
President of the International Court of Justice →	establishedBy
United Nations system of international law →	includesInstrument
Statute of the International Court of Justice ("Permanent Court of International Justice Statute (in substance and structure)") →	predecessorInstrumentOf
Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007) →	relatedInstrument
Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice →	subjectTo