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- noun a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations
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The International Court of Justice, which is the court that determines what the law is in such cases, made a ruling which is clear and unambiguous.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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This has certainly been the experience with many United Nations organizations, even including the International Court of Justice, which is largely a sham when it comes to Israel and other democracies under attack.
Alan Dershowitz: For the International Criminal Court To Work, The Worst Must Come First 2009
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The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the UN.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Incidentally BJ, the so-called International Court of Justice has said nothing about China's occupation of Tibet and the brutal suppression of Tibetan culture, nor the genocide in Darfur, nor the military junta in Burma etc.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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Costa Rica has taken its complaint to the International Court of Justice, which is set to hold a hearing on the case in January.
FOXNews.com 2010
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The non-binding, but clear-cut ruling by the International Court of Justice is a major blow to Serbia and will complicate efforts to draw the former pariah ex-Yugoslav republic into the
Reuters: Top News 2010
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"The New Zealand Government has made it clear that if the diplomatic process does not produce the results we want, the International Court of Justice is a serious course of action for us to consider," he said.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff By JOHN HARTEVELT 2010
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The Prime Minister said legal action in the International Court of Justice was a last-resort measure if diplomacy failed.
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The International Court of Justice is a separate institution from the International Criminal Court, also based in The Hague.
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The court, formally known as the International Court of Justice, likely will take months to reach its decision.
The Shad Plank 2009
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