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The International Court of Justice (French: Cour internationale de
justice; commonly referred to as the World Court or ICJ) is the
primary judicial branch of the
United Nations. It is based in the
(Dutch: Vredespaleis) in
The Hague, the
Netherlands. Its main functions are
to settle legal disputes submitted to it bystates and to provide
advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it by duly
authorized international branches, agencies, and the
UN General
Assembly.
Established in 1945 by the UN Charter, the Court began work in 1946 as
the successor to the
Permanent Court of International Justice
(1922-1945). The International Court of Justice adopted the
seal of the Permanent Court of International Justice.
The Statute of the International Court of Justice, similar to that of
its predecessor, is the main constitutional document constituting and
regulating the Court.
Chapter XIV of the United Nations Charter authorizes the UN Security
Council to enforce Court rulings. However, such enforcement is subject
to the veto power of the five permanent members of the Council, which
are China,
France,
Russia,
United Kingdom and
United States.
As stated in Article 93 of the UN Charter,
all 193 UN members are
automatically parties to the Court's statute.Non-UN members may also
become parties to the Court's statute under the Article 93(2)
procedure.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Court_of_Justice
Esteban Rivera, 29 November 2014
The International Court of JusticeIt uses the
UN flag as seen outside their
main office, the Peace Palace ("Vredespaleis") as seen
here and
here.
For additional information: ICJ (official website)
Peace Palace (official website)
http://www.vredespaleis.nl/
Esteban Rivera, 29 November 2014