PARTICULARS INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

ESTABLISHEMENT 1946
YEAR
HEADQUARTERS Peace Palace , Hague
DERIVES AUTHORITY States that ratify the U.N. Charter become parties to the
FROM ICJ Statute. Non-UN member states can also become
parties to the ICJ by ratifying the ICJ Statute.

RELATIONSHIP WITH Official court of U.N, commonly known as “World

U.N Court”.

AUTHORIZED Follow ICJ Statute

STATUTE
SUBJECT MATTER Settle the legal dispute i.e. sovereignty, boundary
disputes, maritime disputes, trade, natural resource etc.

PARTIES Only states either member of United Nation or ICJ or

both.
JURISDICTION Two types of jurisdiction;
i) Contentious Jurisdiction
ii) Advisory opinion

COMPOSITION OF Composed of fifteen judges elected to nine year terms

COURT and may be re-elected for up to two further terms

CHAMBERS Two types of chambers i) Chambers for special

categories of cases, ii) the formation of ad hoc
chambers to hear particular disputes.

ADHOC JUDGE The state party can send adhoc judge

APPEAL No appeal provision for ICJ. ICJ decision is binding.
UNSC can review if states do not comply.
FUNDING UN Funding
 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
2002

Hague
Rome Statute (it’s ‘charter’- actually it is a multilateral
treaty though) came into force in 2001

Independent. Not governed by U.N. Can receive

referrals from UNSC. Can initiate prosecution without
UN action.

Follow Rome Statute

Trial criminal offenses i.e. genocide, crimes against

humanity, war crimes, crimes of aggression

Individuals either ratified member of ICC or accept the

jurisdiction of ICC
Criminal prosecution of individuals

Composed of eighteen judges elected to nine year

terms and not re-elected for further terms

Organized into three chambers—i) Pre-Trial Chamber, ii)

Trial Chamber, iii) Appeals Chamber

No such provision institure by ICC

Appeal is instituted by appeal chamber

Member States and voluntary funding from UN and

others.