world court

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Definition of world court in English English dictionary: (Fizik) The Permanent Court of International Justice, often called the World Court, was an international court attached to the League of Nations. Created in 1922 (although the idea of an international court was several centuries old), the Court was initially met with a good reaction from states and academics alike, with many cases submitted to it for its first decade of operation. With the heightened international tension of the 1930s the Court was used with decreasing regularity; by a resolution by the League of Nations on 18 April 1946, the Court ceased to exist, being replaced by the International Court of Justice; ICJ, International Court of Justice, court of the United Nations composed of 15 judges and is located in The Hague; a court established to settle disputes between members of the United Nations

world court