International Court of Justice

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

The Court 

• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). 
• It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations. The Court began in April 1946.
• It was a successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice.
• The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hauge (Netherlands).
• Of the six principal organs of the United Nations it is only one which is not located in New York (United States of America).
• The Court's role is to settle in accordance with International law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by the authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.
• The Court is composed of 15 judges who were elected for a term of nine years, with five judges elected every three years.
• The official languages of the ICJ are English and French.

Jurisdiction of ICJ

• The International Court of Justice act as a world court.
• The Court has two types of Jurisdiction (a) contentious cases   and   (b) Advisory Opinion
• In contentious cases, the ICJ produces a binding rule between the States that agree to submit to the ruling of the Court.
• In Advisory Opinion, it is open only to the specified United Nations bodies and agencies.

Law applied

• When deciding cases, the Court applies International law as summarized in the Article 38 of the ICJ Statute, applying international conventions, international customs, and the general principal of law recognized by the civilized nations.

Well begun is Half done

Hi Friends,

There was a small thought in my brain to write some articles about our country India and want to share some of articles about our country. So I decided to post continuously in this blog. Dear friends it is humble request to visit this blog frequently and share your comments and views and I am ready to discuss on issues of your interest.

At this moment I would like to share with you the words of Theodore Roosevelt,

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

These Words are very much self-explanatory. In whatever activities we do it is the beginning which is the most difficult part.

With so much thoughts in my mind I take this start to be an ever growing one. With the passage of days you would find it extremely useful.

I wish also to share one more important line of Helen Rowland, an American journalist and humorist,

"You will never win if you never begin."

With all these thing in mind I take this small step and wishing you all to be with me.

Wishing you all my readers also great success in their life.

With Regards,

Cheeka