STATUTE
OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COURT
OF JUSTICE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER I: ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT (Articles 2 - 33)
CHAPTER II: COMPETENCE OF THE COURT (Articles 34 - 38)
CHAPTER III: PROCEDURE (Articles 39 - 64)
CHAPTER IV: ADVISORY OPINIONS (Articles 65 - 68)
CHAPTER V: AMENDMENT (Articles 69 & 70)
Article 1
The International Court of Justice established by the Charter of the United Nations
as the principal judicial organ of the United Nations shall be constituted and shall
function in accordance with the provisions of the present Statute.
CHAPTER I
ORGANIZATION OF THE COURT
Article 2
The Court shall be composed of a body of independent judges, elected regardless of
their nationality from among persons of high moral character, who possess the
qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest
judicial offices, or are jurisconsults of recognized competence in international law.
Article 3