The Charter of the United Nations, also referred to as the UN Charter, is the foundational treaty of the United Nations. It establishes the purposes, governing structure, and overall framework of the
UN Charter
The United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland) is its second-biggest centre after the UN headquarters in New York City.
Charter of the United Nations on display at UN headquarters in New York
United States World War II poster containing the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations
The International Court of Justice, or colloquially the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory op
Charter of the United Nations
…United Nations System, including its principal organs: the Secretariat, the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Trusteeship Council. The UN Charter is an important part of public international law, and is the foundation for much of international law…
The Peace Palace, the seat of the court
The Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, seat of the ICJ
Audience of the "Accordance with International Law of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo"