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International Court of Justice

Also called the ICJ. The supreme judicial body of the United Nations. It decides disputes between states and rules on questions submitted to it by various international organizations, notably the UN General Assembly. It claims global jurisdiction but this is not universally accepted. It began in 1946 and is based in the Hague. It should not be confused with the International Criminal Court.
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No UN resolution has ever challenged this right, and no reputable international court of law has ever ruled against it.
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There is, however, no international court of law capable of assessing Israel's responsibility or holding it accountable for its wrongs.
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Demanding that the Sri Lankan President be tried in an international court of law, Vaiko also alleged that Rajapaksa was responsible for killings of many innocent Tamils.
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