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World Court  

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  • The World Court is the common name for the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It is the main judicial organ of the United Nations (UN) and is headquartered at the Peace Palace in The Hague (the Netherlands). [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; World Court]

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