International Court of Justice

By: Ali Palh Email: alipalh@gmail.com , rightsnowpak@gmail.com Organization: RightsnowPakistan (www.rightnowpak.org)

About ICJ

• Judicial Organ of United Nation • Established in June 1945 by the Charter of UN • Started working in April 1946• Seat of Court: Peace Palace, Hague, Netherland • It has fifteen judges elected by General Assembly

and Security Assembly for 9 years

Formation Phases

• Hague conference and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) -1899

• Permanent Court of Justice -1920

• International Court of Justice-1946

• First case submitted- 1947

Structure

• Hague conference and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) -1899

• Permanent Court of Justice -1920

• International Court of Justice-1946

• First case submitted- 1947

ICJ- DUAL Jurisdiction

• Contentious cases between/among states: Disputes of legal nature submitted by states

• Advisory jurisdiction Five Organs and 16 Agencies

Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) -5 Chapters , 70 Articles

States gives consent in THREE WAYS

International Court of Justice

Two Type of Cases

Contentious cases Advisory Opinion

E.g. Trial of Pakistani Prisoners of War (Pakistan v. India)

E.g. Aerial Incident of 1999 (Pakistan v. India)

Corfu Channel Case – UK and People’s Republic of Albania