The International Court of Justice (ICJ):
The ICJ exists by virtue of Chapter XIV of the United Nations Charter.
Article 92 of the Charter states - "The International Court of Justice shall be the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It shall function in accordance with the annexed Statute, which ..... forms an integral part of the present Charter. The Statute sets out the Organization of the Court (Chapter I), the Competence of the Court (Chapter II), Procedure (Chapter III), Advisory Opinions (Chapter IV) and, finally, Chapter V sets down the process for amending the Statute.
The Statute
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| ICJ - 10 December 2019 |
Article 92 of the Charter states - "The International Court of Justice shall be the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It shall function in accordance with the annexed Statute, which ..... forms an integral part of the present Charter. The Statute sets out the Organization of the Court (Chapter I), the Competence of the Court (Chapter II), Procedure (Chapter III), Advisory Opinions (Chapter IV) and, finally, Chapter V sets down the process for amending the Statute.
The Statute
