The International Court of Justice is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations and has a dual role: to settle legal disputes submitted to it by UN Member States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by other UN organs and agencies.

The ICC was established by treaty in 1998 to investigate and, where warranted, try individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression.

Formed to try serious crimes committed during the Khmer Rouge regime, 1975-1979.

Formed to prosecute those considered most responsible for the gravest crimes committed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

A UN court that dealt with war crimes that took place during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990s.

A continuation of the court established to seek justice for the victims of the 11-year war in Sierra Leone in the 1990s.

A collection of materials related to the prosecution of Germans and Germany following World War II.