Eksistensi Mahkamah Internasional Sebagai Lembaga Kehakiman Perserikatan Bangsa-bangsa (PBB)

Abstract

International Court Of Justice / ICJ is the judicial instituation of the United Nations, which is located in The Hague, Netherlands. The court was established in 1945 by the United Nations Charter. The establishment of the International Court of Justice is resolving the disputes by peaceful means and not allowed to use violence, therefore, the dispute states does not need to resolve the dispute by violence. The main task of the International Court of Justice is resolving the international disputes include not only the disputes between countries, but also other cases within the scope of international regulation. In resolving the disputes between countries, the International Court of Justice has authority / jurisdiction includes the power to decide the disputes between states and authority to give opinions / advice to countries that requested. Besides it, the International Court of Justice can give an opinion / advice by the General Assembly and the Security Council requested and also other bodies of the United Nations with the General Assembly permission. The decision of the International Court only have binding force to the parties , and only in relation to particular matters of that parties. The decision of International Court of Justice should be implemented by the dispute parties, if the countries do not comply the resolution, there are several sanctions to force the state to comply .