INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ICJ INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE ICJ REGION AFRICA REGION ASIA REGION EUROPE REGION NORTH AMERICA REGION SOUTH AMERICA GLOBAL RELATIONS ESTABLISHED 1946 PURPOSE TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY JUDICIAL ORGAN OF THE UNITED NATIONS MEMBERS 15 JUDGES ELECTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND SECURITY COUNCIL TO REPRESENT ALL PRINCIPAL LEGAL SYSTEMS AS OF FEBRUARY 1997 THE 15 MEMBER COURT INCLUDED ONE MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES ALGERIA BRAZIL CHINA FRANCE GERMANY HUNGARY JAPAN MADAGASCAR NETHERLANDS RUSSIA SIERRA LEONE SRI LANKA UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES VENEZUELA
