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International Court of Justice
Also known as: ICJ, World Court
International Court of Justice
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History & Society
- French:
- Cour internationale de Justice
- Byname:
- World Court
- Date:
- 1945 - present
- Headquarters:
- The Hague
- Areas Of Involvement:
- arbitration
- Related People:
- Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan
- Léon Bourgeois
- Manfred Lachs
- M.C. Chagla
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International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). The idea for the creation of an international court to arbitrate international disputes first arose during the various conferences that produced the Hague Conventions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The body subsequently established, the Permanent Court of Arbitration, was the precursor of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ), which was established by the League of Nations. From 1921 to 1939 the PCIJ issued more than 30 decisions and delivered nearly as many advisory opinions, though none were related to the issues that ...(100 of 824 words)