<Li> Issues legal opinions; </Li> <Li> Renders judgement by relative majority . Its fifteen judges are elected by the UN General Assembly for nine - year terms . </Li> <Tr> <Td> UN Security Council--For international security issues--</Td> <Td> UN Economic and Social Council--For global economical and social affairs--</Td> <Td> UN Trusteeship Council--For administering trust territories (currently inactive)--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

The structure and operation of the united nations