FLASH REVISE CARDS - THE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE. Establishment of the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) was provided for in the Covenant of the League of Nations. It held its inaugural sitting in 1922 and was dissolved in 1946.

1. League of Nations – Mr. D’s History – St. Peter’s College, Auckland, New Zealand
THE COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE
OF THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
The seal of the Permanent Court of International Justice
The Permanent Court of International Justice, often called the World Court,
existed from 1922 to 1946.
The Court was based in Hague, Netherlands.
Its judges were from different countries, and it decided on disputes
between member countries.
It had no way of enforcing its decisions, but it did settle over 70
major cases in the 1920’s and 1930’s.
It was an international court attached to the League of Nations.
Created in 1920 (although the idea of an international court was several
centuries old), the Court was initially well-received from states, with
many cases submitted to it for its first decade of operation.
With the heightened international tension in the 1930’s, the Court became
less used.
By a resolution from the League of Nations on 18 April 1946, both the
Court and the League ceased to exist and were replaced by the
International Court of Justice and the United Nations.
It also gave legal advice to the Assembly and the Council.