International Court of Justice

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intergovernmental organization international court principal judicial organ of the United Nations

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.

Aliases (6)

Statements (50)

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 →

Referenced by (61)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Article 39 of the United Nations Charter ("International Court of Justice (indirectly, through advisory opinions and case law on the Charter)") → Article 41 of the United Nations Charter → Article 42 of the United Nations Charter → Article 48 of the United Nations Charter → Article 50 of the United Nations Charter → Article 51 of the United Nations Charter → Article 9 of the Genocide Convention →	interpretedBy
Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa → Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (ICJ, 2007) → Croatia v. Serbia (ICJ, 2015) → The Gambia v. Myanmar → Ukraine v. Russian Federation (Allegations of Genocide) →	court
Article 51 of the United Nations Charter ("Nicaragua v. United States of America (1986)") → Article 51 of the United Nations Charter ("Oil Platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America)") → Article 51 of the United Nations Charter ("Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda)") →	interpretedInCase
Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice → President of the International Court of Justice → Vice-President of the International Court of Justice →	partOf
President of the International Court of Justice → Vice-President of the International Court of Justice →	appliesToJurisdiction
Article IV (Genocide Convention) → Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties →	citedBy
Article 9 of the Genocide Convention → Article IX (Genocide Convention) →	grantsJurisdictionTo
Carnegie Foundation (Peace Palace) → Netherlands →	hosts
Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice →	adoptedBy
International Court of Justice ("World Court") →	alsoKnownAs
Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice →	appliesTo
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice →	appointedFor
Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice →	compositionDeterminedBy
The Hague →	contains
Zuid-Holland →	containsInternationalOrganization
Charter of the United Nations →	createdOrgan
Permanent Court of Arbitration →	differenceFrom
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes →	disputeSettlementBody
United Nations documentation →	documentsActivitiesOf
San Francisco Conference →	establishedBody
Statute of the International Court of Justice →	establishes
United Nations →	hasMainOrgan
Randstad metropolitan region →	hasMajorInstitution
United Nations system →	hasPart
United Nations →	hasPrincipalJudicialOrgan
UN →	hasPrincipalOrgan
South Holland →	hostsInstitution
Peace Palace →	houses
United Nations system of international law →	implementedByOrgan
President of the International Court of Justice →	isChiefJudgeOf
President of the International Court of Justice →	isPrincipalOfficerOf
Hague Academy of International Law →	near
Vice-President of the International Court of Justice →	officeHolderOf
French →	officialLanguageOf
The Gambia v. Myanmar →	provisionalMeasuresOrderedBy
Rules of Court of the International Court of Justice →	publisher
Article I of the 1948 Genocide Convention →	recognizedBy
Permanent Court of International Justice →	replacedBy
Chamber of Summary Procedure of the International Court of Justice →	reportsTo
President of the International Court of Justice →	represents
President of the International Court of Justice →	representsInExternalRelations
International Court of Justice ("ICJ") →	shortName
Article II of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide →	usedBy