The main purpose of this article is to present the International Court of Justice by studying its historical background, composition, jurisdiction, procedure and judgments. The article concludes with several considerations in which the author analyses the contribution made by the Court to international law, the features and modalities of which have had their sentences, the effects of them and how they, in the vast majority of cases, have been fulfilled and complied with by the parties.
Keywords:
International Court of Justice, Jus standi, contentious advisory jurisdiction, judicial proceedings.
Author Biography
Edmundo Vargas Carreño
Profesor Titular de la Facultad de Derecho. Universidad de Chile. Ex Presidente de la Comisión de Derecho Internacional de las Naciones Unidas.
Vargas Carreño, E. (2014). The International Court of Justice: organization and competence. Revista Tribuna Internacional, 3(especial), pp. 11–32. https://doi.org/10.5354/rti.v3iespecial.30892
