Principal organs of the International Council of Nations
ICN General Assembly
— Deliberative assembly of all ICN member states —
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ICN Secretariat
— Administrative organ of the ICN —
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International Court of Justice
— Universal court for international law —
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- May resolve non-compulsory recommendations to states;
- Decides on the admission of new members;
- Adopts the budget;
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- Supports the other ICN bodies administratively (for example, in the organization of conferences, the writing of reports and studies and the preparation of the budget);
- Its chairperson—the ICN Secretary-General—is elected by the General Assembly for a five-year mandate and is the ICN's foremost representative.
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- Decides disputes between states that recognize its jurisdiction;
- Issues legal opinions;
- Renders judgment by relative majority. Its fifteen judges are elected by the ICN General Assembly for nine-year terms.
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