Courts and tribunals whose authority comes from treaty or from the community of states rather than from one national legal order, including the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union. A body belongs here when its cited source describes it as an international or supranational court. The group sits under the Judicial and Constitutional Bodies subcategory of the Political Atlas and helps a reader browse that subcategory by the legal order from which each court draws its authority. Each member is placed on the strength of the page it cites, so a reader can follow the grouping back to a stated source.
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International Criminal Court: About the Court
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.
International Court of Justice: The Court
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN).
European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) interprets EU law to make sure it is applied in the same way in all EU countries, and settles legal disputes between national governments and EU institutions.
Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State: The Nuremberg Trial and the Tokyo War Crimes Trials (1945-1948)
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The four major Allied powers-France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States-set up the International Military Tribunal (IMT) in Nuremberg, Germany, to prosecute and punish “the major war criminals of the European Axis.” The IMT presided over a combined trial of senior Nazi political and military leaders, as well as several Nazi organizations.
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