Permanent Court of International Justice
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 initially well-received from states and academics alike, with many cases submitted to it for its first decade of operation.
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
International courts are formed by treaties between nations, or by an international organization such as the United Nations – and include ad hoc tribunals and permanent institutions but exclude any courts arising purely under national authority.
Defendants in the dock at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg