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... Court of Justice . The International Court of Justice , commonly known as the World Court , is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations , though the court's origins predate the League of Nations . The idea for the creation of ...
... Court of Justice . The International Court of Justice , commonly known as the World Court , is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations , though the court's origins predate the League of Nations . The idea for the creation of ...
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... court has original jurisdiction over cases involving foreign ambassadors , ministers , consuls , and cases to which a state is a party . Three types of cases commonly reach the Supreme Court : cases involving litigants of different ...
... court has original jurisdiction over cases involving foreign ambassadors , ministers , consuls , and cases to which a state is a party . Three types of cases commonly reach the Supreme Court : cases involving litigants of different ...
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... court , except where the laws of the belligerent expressly allow a member of the belligerent's armed forces to be tried by a civil court for the same offenses . Prisoners of war must not be sentenced to any penalties other than those ...
... court , except where the laws of the belligerent expressly allow a member of the belligerent's armed forces to be tried by a civil court for the same offenses . Prisoners of war must not be sentenced to any penalties other than those ...
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