The Permanent Court of International Justice, often called the World Court, existed from 1922 to 1946. It was an international court attached to the League of Nations. Created in 1920, the court was i
The Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, home to the Permanent Court of International Justice
U.S. President Warren G. Harding, who had first suggested American involvement; the U.S. demanded a veto, however, and never joined.
Max Huber, the first vice-president and second president of the Permanent Court of International Justice
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
Permanent Court of International Justice
…became less used. By a resolution from the League of Nations on 18 April 1946, both the court and the league ceased to exist and were replaced by the International Court of Justice and the United Nations. The court's mandatory jurisdiction came from three sources: the Optional Clause of the League of Nations, general international…
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"