1. INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

2. What is the international court of justice? The International Court of Justice is the main judicial organ of the United Nations. It´s based in the Peace Palace in The Hague Netherlands. Its main function is to settle disputes submitted to it by states. The ICJ has dealt with relatively few cases in its history. However, the court is being used more and more, especially among developing countries.

3. The ICJ is composed of fifteen elected judges. They keep their positions for nine years and may be re- elected for two further terms. Decisions are made by majority votes and, if votes are divided equally, the President´s vote is decisive. Ad hoc judges may also sit in court for contentious cases. This system allows all parties to nominate a judge of their choosing. Consequently, up to seventeen judges may sit on one case. These judges can offer local knowledge and an understanding of the state´s perspective.

4. Generally, the court sits as a full bench, buy occasionally judges listen to cases in chambers of 3 to 5 judges. These chambers convene more regularly than the full bench. Judgments of chambers may have less authority than full court judgments, but the use of chambers helps to encourage grater recourse to the court.

5. Submitdeveloping countrieselected votescontentiousnominated Chambers 1 The judge spoke to the attorney in her_________ 2 This is a very_____________ issue; everyone has differing opinions. 3 Jackson Healey won the city council election by 374___________ 4Richard _____________ his colleague to be department manager

6. Submitdeveloping countrieselected votescontentiousnominated Chambers 5 Ms Lowry needs to ______ the forms by Friday at the latest. 6 __________ have a poorer standard of living tan industrialized countries 7 Grace Diamant was__________ mayor last november.