Permanent Court of International Justice

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intergovernmental organization international court principal judicial organ of the League of Nations

The Permanent Court of International Justice was the first permanent international tribunal established under the League of Nations to adjudicate disputes between states and provide advisory opinions on international legal questions.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization → international court → principal judicial organ of the League of Nations →
appliesLaw	general principles of law recognized by civilized nations → international custom → international treaties → judicial decisions as subsidiary means → teachings of the most highly qualified publicists as subsidiary means →
authorizedByDocument	Covenant of the League of Nations →
cameIntoForce	1921 →
canIssue	binding judgments in contentious cases → non-binding advisory opinions →
competentInTerritory	member states of the League of Nations accepting its jurisdiction →
compositionPrinciple	representation of main forms of civilization and principal legal systems of the world →
constitutionalDocument	Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice →
country	none (international body) →
dissolutionReason	replacement by the United Nations system and the International Court of Justice in 1945–1946 →
dissolved	1946 →
establishedBy	League of Nations →
firstSessionDate	1922 →
foundingDate	13 December 1920 →
hasJurisdiction	advisory opinions → contentious cases between states →
hasPart	Registry → judges →
headquartersLocation	Netherlands → The Hague →
historicalRole	first permanent international tribunal for the settlement of disputes between states → predecessor of the International Court of Justice →
inception	1920 →
legalSystem	international law →
locatedInFacility	Peace Palace →
numberOfJudges	15 →
officialLanguage	English → French →
replacedBy	International Court of Justice →
selectionProcess	judges elected by Assembly and Council of the League of Nations →
significantCase	Advisory Opinion on Minority Schools in Albania → Advisory Opinion on the Greco-Bulgarian Communities → Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa → Advisory Opinion on the Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926 → Advisory Opinion on the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig → Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco → Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig → Chorzów Factory case → Customs Regime between Germany and Austria case → Lotus case → S.S. Wimbledon case →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Advisory Opinion on Minority Schools in Albania → Advisory Opinion on the Greco-Bulgarian Communities → Advisory Opinion on the Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926 → Advisory Opinion on the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig → Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco → Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig →	court
Customs Regime between Germany and Austria case → Lotus case → S.S. Wimbledon case →	decidingCourt
Advisory Opinion on the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Danzig → Advisory Opinion on the Nationality Decrees in Tunis and Morocco ("Permanent Court of International Justice sitting at The Hague") → Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig ("League of Nations judicial organ") →	issuedBy
Advisory Opinion on the Interpretation of the Greco-Turkish Agreement of 1 December 1926 →	adoptedBy
Advisory Opinion on the Treatment of Polish Nationals in Danzig →	author
Peace Palace →	formerOccupant
Advisory Opinion on Minority Schools in Albania →	givenBy
Chorzów Factory case →	hasCourt
League of Nations →	hasOrgan
Advisory Opinion on the Greco-Bulgarian Communities →	jurisdiction
Customs Regime between Germany and Austria case →	legalBody
Advisory Opinion on the International Status of South-West Africa →	predecessorCourtMentioned
Covenant of the League of Nations →	providedFor
International Court of Justice →	replaced