international court
Cross-border legal body
An international court is a judicial body that resolves disputes between nations or prosecutes individuals for crimes under international law.
The International Court of Justice settles disputes between states; the International Criminal Court tries individuals for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.
The case was referred to an international court.
Legal proceeding overseers
- benchShared seating surface
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
verdict · judgment · ruling · deliberation · oral arguments · evidence · testimony · witness
Dutch administrative capital
- Geneva ConventionsWartime humanitarian treaties
- United NationsInternational governmental organization
- UNSCTop UN enforcement body
- General AssemblyMain UN body
ICC · war crimes · crimes against humanity · genocide · territorial disputes · sovereignty · statehood · extradition
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- multilateralInvolving multiple parties
bilateral · sanctions · peacekeeping · dispute resolution · conciliation · sovereign immunity · intervention · compliance
Prior authoritative example
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- legal principlesFundamental rules of jurisprudence
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
impartiality · fairness · interpretation · codification · legal reasoning
judges
Legal proceeding overseers
proceedings · verdict · judgment · ruling · deliberation · oral arguments · evidence · testimony · witness · jurisdiction
Hague
Dutch administrative capital
- Geneva ConventionsWartime humanitarian treaties
- United NationsInternational governmental organization
- UNSCTop UN enforcement body
General Assembly · ICC · war crimes · crimes against humanity · genocide · territorial disputes · sovereignty · statehood · extradition · treaty obligations
arbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
multilateral · bilateral · sanctions · peacekeeping · dispute resolution · conciliation · sovereign immunity · intervention · compliance · enforcement
precedent
Prior authoritative example
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- legal principlesFundamental rules of jurisprudence
- proportionalityScaling relationship between quantities
equity · impartiality · fairness · interpretation · codification · legal reasoning
- courtsdistrict courts, federal courts, circuit courts, municipal courts, trial courts
- legal bodiesmilitary tribunal, war crimes tribunal
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
- international lawtreaty, treaties, conventions, protocols, declarations
- legal entitiescorporation, law firm, LLC, company, nonprofit
- special courtsmilitary tribunal, war crimes tribunal, revolutionary tribunal, ICC, Star Chamber
international courtstate court
Regional government's tribunal
municipal court · federal court · county court · district court · tribal court
international courtdiplomatic negotiation
Official discussion between nations
backroom deal · vigilante justice · mob rule · gunboat diplomacy · unilateral action
court, international, courtship, courting, courthouse, courtroom, courted, multinational, courtier