International Court of Justice

American  

noun

1. the chief judicial agency of the United Nations, established in 1945 to decide disputes arising between nations.

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International Court of Justice British  

noun

1. Also called: World Court.  a court established in the Hague to settle disputes brought by nations that are parties to the Statute of the Court

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International Court of Justice Cultural  

1. A division of the United Nations that settles legal disputes submitted to it by member nations. The International Court of Justice, also called the World Court, meets in The Hague, The Netherlands.

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Etymology

Origin of International Court of Justice

First recorded in 1905–10

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International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice had been asked to deliver a so-called advisory opinion on whether an ILO treaty from 1948, known as Convention 87, implicitly enshrined workers' right to strike.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

In 2019, the International Court of Justice recommended that Britain hand the archipelago to Mauritius.

From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026

In 2019, the International Court of Justice reached a nonbinding decision that the U.K. should give up sovereignty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

It has also asked the International Court of Justice to rule on where the border should lie.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

Whatever may be their defects they indicate a way out of some of the great difficulties which beset the realisation of the universal demand for International Councils of Conciliation and an International Court of Justice.

From The League of Nations and its Problems Three Lectures by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)