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International Court of Justice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 May 2009

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On January 12, 1946, a list of candidates nominated for membership on the International Court of Justice was submitted to the General Assembly and the Security Council, in accordance with invitations issued by the Executive Committee of the Preparatory Commission.

As a result of elections held on February 6, the following were elected: Alvarez (Chile), Azevedo (Brazil), Badawi (Egypt), Basdevant (France), de Visscher (Belgium), Fabela (Mexico), Guerrero (Salvador), Hackworth (United States), Hsu (China), Klaestad (Norway), Krylov (USSR), McNair (United Kingdom), Read (Canada), Winiarski (Poland), and Zoricic (Yugoslavia).

The first meeting of the Court was held on April 3 at the Peace Palace at the Hague, and the inaugural sitting on April 18. On April 6 the Court elected Mr. J. G. Guerrero as President and M. J. Basdevant as Vice-President. Mr. Edvard Hambro was appointed Registrar and M. J. Garnier-Coignet, Deputy Registrar. On May 3 the Court formed the Chamber for Summary Procedure, provided for by Article 29 of the Statute, composed of the following members: Guerrero (President), Basdevant, McNair, Krylov, Hsu, with Fabela and de Visscher as substitute members.

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International Organizations: Summary of Activities I. The United Nations
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International Organization , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , February 1947 , pp. 116
Copyright
Copyright © The IO Foundation 1947

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References

1 For details of Security Council elections see this issue, p. 96 f.

2 Inaugural Sitting of the International Court of Justice, published by the Court, the Hague, June 26, 1946, 17 p.

3 Report of the Secretary-General on the Work of the Organization, Document A/65.

4 International Court of Justice, Series D, No. 1, Acts and Documents Concerning the Organization of the Court, Leyden, 1946, pp. 53–83.

5 Document A/105.