2006-12-18 21:41:33 · 5 answers · asked by sahar s 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Netherlands
The International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. Its seat is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). It began work in 1946, when it replaced the Permanent Court of International Justice which had functioned in the Peace Palace since 1922. It operates under a Statute largely similar to that of its predecessor, which is an integral part of the Charter of the United Nations.
Functions of the Court
The Court has a dual role: to settle in accordance with international law the legal disputes submitted to it by States, and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by duly authorized international organs and agencies.
Composition
The Court is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council sitting independently of each other. It may not include more than one judge of any nationality. Elections are held every three years for one-third of the seats, and retiring judges may be re-elected. The Members of the Court do not represent their governments but are independent magistrates.
The judges must possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices, or be jurists of recognized competence in international law. The composition of the Court has also to reflect the main forms of civilization and the principal legal systems of the world.
When the Court does not include a judge possessing the nationality of a State party to a case, that State may appoint a person to sit as a judge ad hoc for the purpose of the case.
The present composition of the Court is as follows: President Shi Jiuyong (China); Vice-President Raymond Ranjeva (Madagascar); Judges Gilbert Guillaume (France); Abdul G. Koroma (Sierra Leone) ; Vladlen S. Vereshchetin (Russian Federation); Rosalyn Higgins (United Kingdom); Gonzalo Parra-Aranguren (Venezuela); Pieter H. Kooijmans (Netherlands); Francisco Rezek (Brazil); Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh (Jordan); Thomas Burgenthal (United States of America); Nabil Elaraby (Egypt); Hisashi Owada (Japan); Bruno Simma (Germany) and Peter Tomka (Slovakia).
The Registrar of the Court is Mr. Philippe Couvreur, of Belgian nationality, and the Deputy-Registrar is Mr. Jean-Jacques Arnaldez, of French nationality.
2006-12-19 09:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming your question is: Is the International Court of Justice in the Hague legal? The answer is yes! It was set up by the nations of the world to deal with legal issues that are outside the jurisdiction of the federal judiciary of the individual nations....one example would be real estate claims where 2 or more nations claim jurisdiction over a certain territory. This is where countries go to resolve their legal matters where the individual federal courts are for people and corporations.
2006-12-18 21:56:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jim G 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is legal!
It's a matter of which countries do not acknowledge the court and which countries do.
Those who do not acknowledge when they are accused, can also not count on it when they themselves wish to bring a case to trial.
What made you doubt its legal position?
2006-12-19 10:26:42 · answer #3 · answered by Endie vB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is part of the United Nations! Whether it is legal or illegal depends on the type of cases tried by it!
2006-12-18 21:49:13 · answer #4 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course it is legal.
2006-12-18 22:05:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋