International Court of Justice
noun
ukus(abbreviationICJ)LAW
the mostimportantcourtoflawwithin theUnitedNationsthat isresponsibleforsolvingdisagreementsbetween thegovernmentsof differentcountriesand givinglegaladvicetointernationalorganizations. TheInternationalCourtofJusticeis made up of 15judgesfrom differentcountriesand isbasedin The Hague, Netherlands:
Anadvisoryrulingby theInternationalCourtofJusticedeclaredtheboundaryillegal.