June 4, 2013 1.

[10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LAW]

The International Court of Justice is located within the Netherlands; the venue that houses the International Court of Justice is The Peace Palace, which is located in The Hague The Hague is considered to be the 3rd most-populated city within the Netherlands 2. President of the International Court of Justice is identified as Hisashi Owada, who is a diplomat from Japan; he was elected for office in 2009 3. With regard to the United States of America, the residence of the International Court of Justice within The Hague result in the ICJ being the only agency of the United Nations not residing within the United States 4. The Court has judged 140 cases, 33 of which involved territorial disputes three of which are pending. 5. The ICJ is comprised of 15 Judges versed in International Law who serve for nine years and who are elected by the United Nations General Assembly. Nominations are made on a geographical basis to ensure global representation. 6. Current serving Judges come from the following countries: The United Kingdom, Jordan, China, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Brazil, United States, Japan, Germany, Slovakia, France, New Zealand, Mexico, Morocco, Russia. 7. The former President of the Court is Dame Rosalyn Higgins of the United Kingdom who retired one year early (October 2008) 8. The main functions of the ICJ are to settle legal disputes (Contentious Cases) submitted to it by Member States 9. There is a geographical distribution of seats which allocate two to Asia, three to Africa, two to Latin America and the Caribbean, five to Western Europe and other countries, and two to Eastern Europe. 10. All 192 Member States of the UN have access to the ICJ.

Roderick Lee 10B

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