Members

Tharin saelow

Pacharapol Leelaruangsang

Natkamon Posirisuk

Apiwat Puttansri
History
The world court or the ICJ
has been established in
1945 through the San
Francisco conference along
with the UN itself. The
world court before there is
a NCIJ which is made along
with the League of Nations
and existed between 1921-
1939.
Duties and importance
-Purpose = To bring about by peaceful means,

-To end the legally act by law

-ICJ does not make a decision, but enforce its decisions by law

-ICJ could gives an advice to UN and specialized agencies

THIS COURT IS VERY HELPFUL FOR UN TO MAKE A

DECISION ACCORDING TO LAW
 The rule of ICJ was merged with
Procedure Charter of UN.(similar)
the main job is to organize
configuration and functioning
of the court.
if the rule need to change, it
must vote on it like Charter. if
it need to change, it need to
send proposal to UNGA first.
(not happen yet)
elect from UNGA
cannot be more than two from
same state
Subbodies
ICJ sub-bodies are consist of Chambers and committees.

Chamber comprising of 5 judges , including President and vice president

with 2 substitutes. Each chamber have 3 judges.

Committees break into 3 sub form .First, budgetary and administrative

committee any important decision are decide by this committee. Same
as lay out as chamber

Second, Rules committee. Rules committee duty is to advise the court

working method. Consist of seven judges include substitutes.

Third, Library committee. Library committee duty is to keep International

laws up to date for future use and people who want to research on it.
Consist of four Judges include substitute.
Achievements and cases
- PROTECTION OF FRENCH NA
REALLY? TIONALS AND PROTECTED P
ERSONS IN EGYPT
- Begin 13 October 1949

- End 29 March 1950

- Competence of the General A

ssembly for the Admission o
f a State to the United Nat
ions
- Begin 28 November
1949
Another case
- Case concerning the temple of
Preah Vihear Temple (Thai vs.
Cambodia)

- The ICJ, by a vote of 115, ordered

both countries to withdraw their
military forces from the area. The
ICJ ruled on 11 November 2013 that
the land close to the temple on the
east and west (south being
previously agreed as Cambodian,
north as Thai) belongs to Cambodia
References
- International Court of Justice (ICJ). (2016). In Encyclopdia
Britannica. Retrieved from
http://www.britannica.com/topic/International-Court-of-Justice

-International Court of Justice (ICJ). (2016). Chambers and

Committees. Retrieved from
http://www.icj-cij.org/court/index.php?p1=1&p2=4

-Kassoti, E, Fragmentation and Inter-Judicial Dialogue: The CJEU

and the ICJ at the Interface, European Journal of Legal Studies, 8
(Winter 2015), No. 2, pp. 21-49. Retrieved from
http://www.ejls.eu/19/221UK.pdf