Question

In which country is the seat of the United Nations International Court of Justice?

• A. France
• B. Norway
• C. Britain
• D. Netherlands

Hint:

It sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Netherlands is correct. The United Nations International Court of Justice sits at the Peace Palace in The Hague. It was set up in 1945 under the UN Charter and started functioning the following year, handling legal disputes between countries and issuing advisory opinions when the UN or its agencies need a legal ruling on a matter.

The choice of The Hague was not random. The city was already the home of the Permanent Court of International Justice, which worked under the League of Nations before the UN existed, and it operated out of the very same Peace Palace building. That existing legal infrastructure and reputation made the Netherlands the logical continuing base once the ICJ was created.

The other options do not fit. France houses UNESCO headquarters in Paris, but not the ICJ. Norway comes up because Oslo hosts the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, a completely separate institution with no link to the World Court. Britain hosts several international offices in London but again, not the ICJ. So the seat of the International Court of Justice is confirmed to be in the Netherlands.