<Tr> <Th> Since </Th> <Td> 6 February 2015 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lead position ends </Th> <Td> 5 February 2018 </Td> </Tr> <P> The International Court of Justice (French: Cour internationale de justice; commonly referred to as the World Court, ICJ or The Hague) is the primary judicial branch of the United Nations (UN). Seated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands, the court settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it by duly authorized international branches, agencies, and the UN General Assembly . </P> <P> Established in 1945 by the UN Charter, the Court began work in 1946 as the successor to the Permanent Court of International Justice . The Statute of the International Court of Justice, similar to that of its predecessor, is the main constitutional document constituting and regulating the Court . </P>

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