The Permanent Court of International Justice, sometimes called the World Court, was the international court of the League of Nations, established in 1923. Between 1922 and 1940 the Court dealt with 66 contentious cases between States and delivered 27 advisory opinions.[1] It was replaced in 1946 by the International Court of Justice when the United Nations was organized.
The court was located in the Peace Palace in the Hague. Its activity was halted by the German occupation of the Netherlands of 1940, although the court wasn't officially disbanded until 1945.
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Presidents of the Permanent Court of International Justice
- Bernard Loder (Netherlands) 1921–1924
- Max Huber (Switzerland) 1925–1927
- Dionisio Anzilotti (Italy) 1928–1930
- Mineichiro Adachi (Japan) 1931–1934
- Cecil Hurst (UK) 1934–1936
- José Gustavo Guerrero (El Salvador) 1936–1945
- Guerrero became the first president of the International Court of Justice in 1945 and served in that post until 1946, when the UN International Court of Justice was formed.
References
- ^ Maechling, Charles, Jr. (Winter 1978-1979). "The Hollow Chamber of the International Court", Foreign Policy 33: 101-120.
See also
External links
- Worldcourts.com information on the history, jurisdiction, structure of the PCIJ, including conventions, case law, statistics and much more.
- ICJ history including PCIJ
- List of cases ruled upon by the PCIJ
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