International Court of Justice

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. It was established in June 1945 by the Charter of the United Nations and began work in April 1946. The seat of the Court is at the Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands). Of the six principal organs of the United Nations, it is the only one not located in New York (United States of America).

The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.

The Court is composed of 15 judges, who are elected for terms of office of nine years by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council. It is assisted by a Registry, its administrative organ. Its official languages are English and French.

In 1934 the Dutch post issued the first stamps for the Permanent Court of International Justice, the predecessor of the ICJ. From 1947 to 2004 special stamps for use by the ICJ were on sale. Use of these stamps was limited to the Court itself. For collectors the stamps issued until 1977 were only available with a cancellation. Only limited numbers of unused stamps can be found.

Residence: Carnegieplein 2, The Hague, Netherlands

Currency: Dutch guilder (100 cent); since 1 January 2002: Euro (100 cent)

Link

International Court of Justice in Wikipedia.

Stamp catalogue

Queen WIlhelmina

date: 20 February 1947

designer: Jan van Krimpen (overprint)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: -

remark: overprint on definitive stamps (cat. Michel 342, 343, 344, 346, 348)

1 7½ CENT overprint "COUR INTER / NATIONALE / DE JUSTICE", portrait of Queen Wilhelmina

red, overprint in gold

(cat. Michel 20/NVPH 20/SG J 13/Yvert 19)

2 10 CENT overprint "COUR INTER / NATIONALE / DE JUSTICE", portrait of Queen Wilhelmina

purple, overprint in gold

(cat. Michel 21/NVPH 21/SG J 14/Yvert 20)

3 12½ CENT overprint "COUR INTER / NATIONALE / DE JUSTICE", portrait of Queen Wilhelmina

blue, overprint in gold

(cat. Michel 22/NVPH 22/SG J 15/Yvert 21)

4 20 CENT overprint "COUR INTER / NATIONALE / DE JUSTICE", portrait of Queen Wilhelmina

violet, overprint in gold

(cat. Michel 23/NVPH 23/SG J 16/Yvert 22)

5 25 CENT overprint "COUR INTER / NATIONALE / DE JUSTICE", portrait of Queen Wilhelmina

brown red, overprint in gold

(cat. Michel 24/NVPH 24/SG J 17/Yvert 23)

Cypher

date: 31 July 1950

designer: Jan van Krimpen

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 14¼:13 ¼

6 2 CENT value, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

blue

(cat. Michel 25/NVPH 25/SG J 18/Yvert 24)

7 4 CENT value, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

green

(cat. Michel 26/NVPH 26/SG J 19/Yvert 25)

Peace Palace / Queen Juliana

date: 19 March 1951

designer: S.L. Hartz, Jan van Krimpen (letters and numbers)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 14½:12

8 2 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

lake

(cat. Michel 27/NVPH 27/SG J 20/Yvert 26)

9 4 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

green

(cat. Michel 29/NVPH 29/SG J 22/Yvert 28)

10 6 CENT Queen Juliana, crown, horn of Orange, sword and scales of justice, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE

DE JUSTICE"

mauve

(cat. Michel 31/NVPH 33/SG J 24/Yvert 32)

11 10 CENT Queen Juliana, crown, horn of Orange, sword and scales of justice, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE

DE JUSTICE"

green

(cat. Michel 34/NVPH 34/SG J 27/Yvert 33)

12 12 CENT Queen Juliana, crown, horn of Orange, sword and scales of justice, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE

DE JUSTICE"

red

(cat. Michel 35/NVPH 35/SG J 28/Yvert 34)

13 20 CENT Queen Juliana, crown, horn of Orange, sword and scales of justice, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE

DE JUSTICE"

blue

(cat. Michel 37/NVPH 37/SG J 30/Yvert 36)

14 25 CENT Queen Juliana, crown, horn of Orange, sword and scales of justice, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE

DE JUSTICE"

brown

(cat. Michel 38/NVPH 38/SG J 31/Yvert 37)

15 1 GULDEN Queen Juliana, crown, horn of Orange, sword and scales of justice, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE

DE JUSTICE"

grey

(cat. Michel 40/NVPH 40/SG J 36/Yvert 39)

Peace Palace / Queen Juliana

date: 16 September 1953

designer: S.L. Hartz, Jan van Krimpen (letters and numbers)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 14½:12

remark: nr. 19 reproduced on a stamp for Stamp Passion on 11 April 2008 (see Netherlands Antilles nr. 110)

16 3 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

blue

(cat. Michel 28/NVPH 28/SG J 21/Yvert 27)

17 5 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

brown

(cat. Michel 30/NVPH 30/SG J 23/Yvert 29)

18 6 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

green

(cat. Michel 32/NVPH 31/SG J 25/Yvert 30)

19 7 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

red

(cat. Michel 33/NVPH 36/SG J 26/Yvert 31)

20 15 CENT Queen Juliana, crown, horn of Orange, sword and scales of justice, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE

DE JUSTICE"

red

(cat. Michel 36/NVPH 36/SG J 29/Yvert 35)

Queen Juliana

date: 21 April 1958

designer: S.L. Hartz, Jan van Krimpen (letters and numbers)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 14½:12

21 30 CENT Queen Juliana, crown, horn of Orange, sword and scales of justice, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE

DE JUSTICE"

purple

(cat. Michel 39/NVPH 39/SG J 32/Yvert 38)

Peace Palace

date: 20 May 1977

designer: S.L. Hartz, Jan van Krimpen (letters and numbers)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 12½:12

22 40 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

blue

(cat. Michel 41/NVPH 41/SG J 33/Yvert 40)

23 45 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

red

(cat. Michel 42/NVPH 42/SG J 34/Yvert 41)

24 50 C Peace Palace, text "COUR / INTERNATIONALE / DE JUSTICE"

mauve

(cat. Michel 43/NVPH 43/SG J 35/Yvert 42)

Peace Palace / Column

date: 24 October 1989

designer: Walter Nikkelsen, Onno Meter (photo)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 12¾:14

25 55 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, mauve

(cat. Michel 44/NVPH 48/SG J 42/Yvert 43)

26 75 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, yellow

(cat. Michel 45/NVPH 52/SG J 46/Yvert 44)

27 7 G column, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 46/NVPH 58/SG J 56/Yvert 45)

Peace Palace / Column

date: 23 October 1990

designer: Walter Nikkelsen, Onno Meter (photo)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 12¾:14

28 65 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, green

(cat. Michel 47/NVPH 50/SG J 44/Yvert 46)

29 1 G Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, orange

(cat. Michel 48/NVPH 54/SG J 49/Yvert 47)

30 1.50 G Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, blue

(cat. Michel 49/NVPH 55/SG J 50/Yvert 48)

31 5 G column, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

multicoloured

(cat. Michel 50/NVPH 57/SG J 54/Yvert 49)

Peace Palace

date: 22 October 1991

designer: Walter Nikkelsen, Onno Meter (photo)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 12¾:14

32 5 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, yellow

(cat. Michel 51/NVPH 44/SG J 37/Yvert 50)

33 10 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, blue

(cat. Michel 52/NVPH 45/SG J 38/Yvert 51)

34 25 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, red

(cat. Michel 53/NVPH 46/SG J 39/Yvert 52)

35 50 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, green

(cat. Michel 54/NVPH 47/SG J 41/Yvert 53)

36 60 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, bistre

(cat. Michel 55/NVPH 49/SG J 43/Yvert 54)

37 70 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, blue

(cat. Michel 56/NVPH 51/SG J 45/Yvert 55)

38 80 C Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, green

(cat. Michel 57/NVPH 53/SG J 47/Yvert 56)

Peace Palace

date: 28 November 1994

designer: Walter Nikkelsen, Onno Meter (photo)

printer: Johan Enschede & Zonen, Haarlem

perforated: 12¾:14

39 1.60 G Peace Palace, olive branch, text "COUR / INTER- / NATIONALE / DE / JUSTICE /INTER- / NATIONAL /

COURT / OF / JUSTICE"

black, brown

(cat. Michel 58/NVPH 56/SG J 51/Yvert 57)

Peace Palace / Emblem

date: 2 January 2004

designer: Roger Willems

printer: De la Rue, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK

perforated: 15:14½

remark: printed in sheetlets of ten stamps

40 € 0,39 Peace Palace, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE /INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE"

black, blue, green

(cat. Michel 59/NVPH 59/SG J 57/Yvert 58)

41 € 0,61 ICJ emblem, text "COUR INTERNATIONALE DE JUSTICE /INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE"

black, blue, green

(cat. Michel 60/NVPH 60/SG J 58/Yvert 59)

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last revised: 18 July 2009