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  1. Established: 1946
  2. Purpose: to serve as the primary judicial organ of the United Nations
  3. Members: 15 judges elected by the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council to represent all principal legal systems. As of February 1997, the 15-member court included one member from each of the following countries: Algeria, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Madagascar, Netherlands, Russia, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela.
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