Foreword

The International Court of Justice was founded as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations on 26 June 1945, when its Statute was adopted in San Francisco at the same time as the Charter of the Organization and annexed to it as an integral part. The Statute of the Court is based very closely on the one that had governed the work of the Court's predecessor, the Permanent Court of International Justice, which, though provision for its foundation had been made in the Covenant of the League of Nations, had never become an organ of the League.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions