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International Court of Justice


Court Name	International Court of Justice
Native Name	Cour internationale de justice
Imagesize	160px
Established	1945
Country	Worldwide, 192 State Parties
Location	The Hague, Netherlands
Coordinates
Authority	UN Charter ICJ Statute
Terms	9 years
Positions	15
Chiefjudgetitle	President
Chiefjudgename	Hisashi Owada

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The International Court of Justice ( ; commonly referred to as the World Court or ICJ) is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Its main functions are to settle legal disputes submitted to it by states and to provide advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it by duly authorized international organs, agencies, and the UN General Assembly.

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