Permanent Court of International Justice

About Permanent Court of International Justice

The 'Permanent Court of International Justice', sometimes called the World Court, was the international court of the League of Nations, established in 1922. Between 1922 and 1940 the Court dealt with 29 contentious cases between States and delivered 27 advisory opinions. It was replaced in 1946 by the International Court of Justice when the United Nations was organized.

Presidents of the Permanent Court of International Justice (1921-46)

★ Bernard Loder (Netherlands) 1921–1924

★ Hans Max Huber (Switzerland) 1925–1927

★ Dionisio Anzilotti (Italy) 1928–1930

★ Mineitciro Adatci (Japan) 1931–1934

★ Sir Cecil Hurst (UK) 1934–1936

★ José Gustavo Guerrero (El Salvador) 1936–1949

External links

★ Worldcourts.com information on the history, jurisdiction, structure of the PCIJ, including conventions, case law, statistics and much more.

★ ICJ history including PCIJ

★ List of cases ruled upon by the PCIJ

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